rackety

7.4

Very loud and rough, like an old bus or a noisy crowd

adjective
/ˈrækɪti/

: ruidoso

I had been dumped, an angry child with a permanent frown, abandoned to these witches (elderly aunts), confined to the tower (sewing room of a rackety old house) while my mother (on an amorous adventure?) flew away.

Examples

The old bus rattled down the road, making a rackety noise that echoed through the valley.
"Vaguely, she waved them past her into the narrow office, where a rackety lunchtime crowd traipsed buffet-style around the long conference.

Fiction book (1997)
Well, as others have said, his life was rackety before he went to Gordonston.
They cross waters and they cross waters on a rackety boat and sometime that boat doesn't make it on the Florida shore.
And then there is the daffy 'girl' piece, in which a youngish, single female confides the vagaries of her rackety personal life.

Blog text (28)
The kids were being very rackety as they played in the park, laughing and shouting joyfully.
During the festival, the streets were filled with rackety music and cheers from the crowd.

Synonyms

noisy

vsrackety

125 1.0

Full of loud, unpleasant sounds

is specifically loud in an uncontrolled, boisterous way

shrill

vsrackety

31 4.8

A very high, sharp sound that is unpleasant and loud

is about noisy boisterousness rather than only piercing pitch

raucous

vsrackety

31 7.1

Making a loud, rough, and unpleasant sound that hurts your ears

is about loudness with chaotic boisterous character rather than harshness

obstreperous

vsrackety

3 9.9

Very noisy and hard to control, like a loud crowd

focuses more on uncontrolled loudness rather than mere disobedience

rip-roaring

vsrackety

Informal

1 7.3

Very noisy and full of lively activity

stresses unruly, boisterous noise rather than just high excitement

jangly

vsrackety

1 8.1

A thin, harsh ringing sound like metal hitting together

is about general uncontrolled loudness rather than specifically metallic timbre

uproarious

vsrackety

1 6.5

Very noisy and full of loud joyful sounds like cheering

is similar but emphasizes unruly noise rather than joyfulness

boisterous

vsrackety

1 6.4

Very rough and stormy, with strong wind and big waves

translates that agitation into loud, unruly sound rather than motion

clattery

vsrackety

1 7.0

A continuous rattling sound that hard things make when they hit each other

is broader, meaning loud and boisterous rather than only clattering noise

clangorous

vsrackety

1 8.9

Making a loud, ringing sound like metal hitting metal

is noisy in a boisterous way rather than limited to metallic tones

shrieky

vsrackety

1 7.2

Making a very high, loud, annoying sound that hurts your ears

is louder and more boisterous rather than narrowly high pitched

roisterous

vsrackety

Archaic

8.7

Loud and lively in a wild way

leans more toward uncontrolled noise than cheerful liveliness

clackety

vsrackety

7.4

Making quick, sharp clicking sounds like old train wheels

is louder and more disorderly rather than a repeated mechanical sound

ratchety

vsrackety

9.1

Making harsh rattling noises and moving in a jerky way

focuses on loud boisterous noise rather than mechanical jerky motion

stridulous

vsrackety

9.9

Making a loud, harsh, grating sound like some insects make

is more about loud uncontrolled noise than thin grating sounds

loudish

vsrackety

4.8

Making a little more noise than usual

is stronger, meaning loud and uncontrolled rather than merely a bit loud

Antonyms

peaceful

428 1.0

Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble

How Noisy

deafening

9 3.5

raucous

31 7.1

rackety

7.4

loud

733 1.0

noisy

125 1.0

quiet

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

rackety positive

Morphology

rackety = racket (transparent) = racket + y

The adjective is a straightforward adjectival formation from the noun 'racket' with the productive suffix '-y' meaning 'characterized by', yielding 'noisy'.

Etymology

The word rackety comes from the noun racket, which means 'loud noise' or 'commotion', plus the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So rackety is a simple way to say a place or thing is 'full of loud noise', like a busy, shouting playground.