cacophonously
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- adverb
- /kæˈkɑfənəsli/
- As the fireworks exploded, the crowd cheered cacophonously, filling the air with a loud and unpleasant din.
Examples
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"Good morning, sir," they sang cacophonously.
Academic text (2004) -
The engine cacophonously VROOMS. INT. THE BATMOBILE -- NIGHT Batman pounds his fist into a Batmobile window to no effect.
Fiction book (1992) -
As that thought coursed through my mind, a noise erupted so cacophonously as to override even the commotion further south.
Fiction book (1996) -
The children shouted cacophonously during their game in the park, creating a loud and jarring noise.
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The band played cacophonously, with each instrument clashing against the others in a harsh sound.
Synonyms
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In a way that makes a lot of noise
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In a way that makes a lot of noise
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In a loud, often unpleasant way
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With a high, sharp sound that hurts your ears
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In a loud, rough way that bothers other people
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Extremely loudly so you can hardly hear anything else
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In a loud, excited, and disorderly way
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In a loud, demanding way that draws attention
Antonyms
How Harshly
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Surface Forms
Morphology
cacophonously = cacophonous (transparent) = cacophon + ous + ly
Regular derivation: the adjective 'cacophonous' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly' yields the predictable meaning 'in a cacophonous way'.
Etymology
Cacophonously comes from Greek parts kakos 'bad' and phone 'sound', so it literally means 'bad sound'. The phone part is the same as in telephone, which helps you remember that cacophonously describes loud, harsh, and unpleasant noise.