The Only Use of
raucous
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry ate breakfast each morning in the Leaky Cauldron, where he liked watching the other guests: funny little witches from the country, up for a day's shopping; venerable-looking wizards arguing over the latest article in Transfiguration Today; wild-looking warlocks; raucous dwarfs; and once, what looked suspiciously like a hag, who ordered a plate of raw liver from behind a thick woollen balaclava.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
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(raucous) unpleasantly loud and harsh