vociferous

vociferous
vociferous [vō sif′ər əs]
adj.
[L vociferari (see VOCIFERATE) + -OUS]
1. loud, noisy, or vehement in making one's feelings known; clamorous
2. characterized by clamor or vehement outcry
vociferously
adv.
vociferousness
n.
SYN.- VOCIFEROUS suggests loud and unrestrained shouting or crying out [a vociferous crowd, vociferous cheers ]; CLAMOROUS suggests an urgent or insistent vociferousness, as in demand or complaint [clamorous protests ]; BLATANT implies a bellowing loudness and, hence, suggests vulgar or offensive noisiness, clamor, etc. [blatant heckling ]; STRIDENT suggests a harsh, grating loudness [a strident voice ]; BOISTEROUS implies roughness or turbulence and, hence, suggests unrestrained, noisy exuberance [boisterous revels ]; OBSTREPEROUS implies an unruliness that is noisy or boisterous in resisting control [an obstreperous child ]

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  • vociferous — (adj.) 1610s, from L. vociferari to shout, yell, from vox (gen. vocis) voice + root of ferre to carry (see INFER (Cf. infer)). Related: Vociferating …   Etymology dictionary

  • vociferous — [adj] loud, insistent boisterous, clamant, clamorous, distracting, loud mouthed, noisy, obstreperous, ranting, shouting, shrill, strident, uproarious, vehement, vociferant; concepts 267,592,594 Ant. quiet, silent …   New thesaurus

  • vociferous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ vehement or clamorous. DERIVATIVES vociferously adverb vociferousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin vociferari exclaim …   English terms dictionary

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