cacophonous
adjective
ca·coph·o·nous
ka-ˈkä-fə-nəs 
-ˈkȯ-,
also -ˈka-
: marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
like an old battlefield, once cacophonous with the clash of steel, the roar of cannon, the screams of wounded and dying men—
Brian Moore
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cacophonously
adverb
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Examples of cacophonous in a Sentence
the cacophonous chaos on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Recent Examples on the Web
Berger made a cacophonous, confusing mess of the anti-war classic All Quiet on the Western Front back in 2022, and mistook its profound statements about the toll of conflict as an excuse for self-conscious seriousness drenched in bloody sturm-und-drang spectacle.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Download more than a few apps and the notifications become a non-stop, cacophonous waterfall of nonsense.
—David Pierce, WIRED, 23 July 2017
The hotel sits close to Hoi An’s attractions while offering a quiet respite from the city’s lively, often cacophonous, streets.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
That chaos is calibrated for maximum audacity thanks to visual effects supervisor Dan Sturm’s prudently incorporated CGI, which doesn’t skimp on the wow factor and is further amped up by composer Cody Fry’s cacophonous, rambunctious score.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Download more than a few apps and the notifications become a non-stop, cacophonous waterfall of nonsense.
—David Pierce, WIRED, 23 July 2017
The hotel sits close to Hoi An’s attractions while offering a quiet respite from the city’s lively, often cacophonous, streets.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
That chaos is calibrated for maximum audacity thanks to visual effects supervisor Dan Sturm’s prudently incorporated CGI, which doesn’t skimp on the wow factor and is further amped up by composer Cody Fry’s cacophonous, rambunctious score.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Cacophonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cacophonous. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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