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cacophonous

ca·cop·ho·nous

UK/kəˈkɒfənəs/ US/kəˈkɑfənəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having an unpleasant sound

  • “as cacophonous as a henyard” John McCarten
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Adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek κακόφωνος (kakóphōnos) + -ous, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + -φωνος (-phōnos, “sounding”). By surface analysis, caco- + -phonous.

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