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noisy

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nois·y  (noiz)
adj. nois·i·er, nois·i·est
1. Making noise: a small, noisy dog.
2. Full of, characterized by, or accompanied by noise: a noisy cafeteria.

noisi·ly adv.
noisi·ness n.

noisy
Adjective
[noisier, noisiest]
1. making a lot of noise
2. (of a place) full of noise
noisily adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"
cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten
loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
2.noisy - attracting attention by showiness or bright colors; "a noisy sweater"
colourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"

noisy
2. loud, piercing, deafening, tumultuous, ear-splitting, cacophonous, clamorous << OPPOSITE quiet
Translations
Spanish noisy [ˈnɔɪzɪ] adj (gen) → ruidoso; [child] → escandaloso
French noisy [ˈnɔɪzɪ] noise adjbruyant(e)
German noisy [ˈnɔɪzɪ] noise adjlaut
Italian noisy [ˈnɔɪzɪ] adj [street, car] → rumoroso/a; [person] → chiassoso/a

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" The rush of expectant men out of the forecastle, the snatching of hand-spikes, the tramp of feet, the clink of the pawls, make a stirring accompaniment to a plaintive up-anchor song with a roaring chorus; and this burst of noisy activity from a whole ship's crew seems like a voiceful awakening of the ship herself, till then, in the picturesque phrase of Dutch seamen, "lying asleep upon her iron.
"Because, my child," replied the Buck, "my temper is so uncertain that if I permit one of those noisy creatures to come into my presence I am likely to forget myself and do him an injury.
I would e'en take it for sublime, did I not know that the colic is a noisy malady.
 
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