Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raucid

/ˈɹɔːsɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rau-cid
IPA: /ˈɹɔːsɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hoarse, raucous.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Methinks I hear the old boatman, paddling by the weedy wharf, with raucid voice, bawling "Sculls, Sculls:" [...]"
"Rank odors exhaling , war bird raucid screams"

Etymology

Latin raucus hoarse; compare Latin raucidus.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more raucid (comparative) most raucid (superlative)

Derived Forms

raucidity

Questions

How do you pronounce raucid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɔːsɪd/.
What does raucid mean?: Hoarse, raucous.
Where does raucid come from?: Latin raucus hoarse; compare Latin raucidus.

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