The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cacophonic \Cac`o*phon"ic\, Cacophonical \Cac`o*phon"ic*al\, Cacophonous \Ca*coph"o*nous\, Cacophonious \Cac`o*pho"ni*ous\, a. Harsh-sounding.
Wiktionary
a. 1 discordant 2 unmusical
WordNet
adj : having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten [syn: cacophonous] [ant: euphonious]
Usage examples of "cacophonic".
She had even managed, on the strength of the instant popularity of his later music, to squeeze Columbia Records for $150,000 for a first pressing of the cacophonic Malibu Symphony.
The cacophonic moans of a thousand tortured souls rolled out of the scene, and Kim felt an unbearable hopelessness pervade her.
They gamboled about the flames, twisting and writhing in imitation of the flame-tongues, whipping barbed tails against the floor and clicking their hooves in cacophonic beat to unheard music.
The cacophonic piping waited on, punctuated by chattering bells and the girl’s hoarse breathing.