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clamorous

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clam·or·ous  (klmr-s)
adj.
1. Making or marked by loud outcry or sustained din.
2. Insistently demanding attention; importunate. See Synonyms at vociferous.
clamor·ous·ly adv.
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Adj.1.clamorousclamorous - conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
clamant, strident, vociferous, blatant
noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"
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      Make the most clamorous fanfaronade
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
He sprung his secret about Huck's share in the adventure in the finest dramatic manner he was master of, but the surprise it occasioned was largely counterfeit and not as clamorous and effusive as it might have been under happier circumstances.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
How the trampers might have behaved, had the young ladies been more courageous, must be doubtful; but such an invitation for attack could not be resisted; and Harriet was soon assailed by half a dozen children, headed by a stout woman and a great boy, all clamorous, and impertinent in look, though not absolutely in word.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
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