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cacophonous, a.|kæˈkɒfənəs|
[f. Gr. κακόϕωνος ill-sounding + -ous.]
Ill-sounding, having a harsh or unpleasant sound.
1797Month. Rev. XXIII. 579 The cacophonous repetition of rumpf displeases. 1807Southey Espriella's Lett. (1814) I. 280 The names, like the language..are..sufficiently cacophonous to a southern ear. 1854Badham Halieut. 318 The name of this illustrious but cacophonous benefactor of his kind was Wilhelm Deukelzoon. 1867Macfarren Harmony ii. 58 Thus divesting it of its cacophonous effect. |