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Adjective: cacophonous  ku'kó-fu-nus
  1. Having an unpleasant sound
    "as cacophonous as a henyard";
    - cacophonic

See also: ajangle, cackly, croaky, grating, gravelly, gruff, guttural, hoarse, husky, jangling, jangly, jarring, noisy, rasping, raspy, raucous, rending, ripping, rough, scratchy, splitting, squawky, strident

Antonym: euphonious

Encyclopedia: Cacophonous

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