cacophonic

adjective

caco·​phon·​ic

¦kakə¦fänik

: cacophonous

cacophonically

-nə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

cacophony + -ic

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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