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vociferous

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vo·cif·er·ous  (v-sfr-s)
adj.
Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.
vo·cifer·ous·ly adv.
vo·cifer·ous·ness n.
Synonyms: vociferous, blatant, boisterous, strident, clamorous
These adjectives mean conspicuously and usually offensively loud. Vociferous suggests a noisy outcry, as of vehement protest: vociferous complaints.
Blatant connotes coarse or vulgar noisiness: "Up rose a blatant Radical" (Walter Bagehot).
Boisterous implies unrestrained noise, tumult, and often rowdiness: boisterous youths.
Strident stresses offensive harshness, shrillness, or discordance: a legislator with a strident voice.
Something clamorous is both vociferous and sustained: a clamorous uproar.
vociferous
Adjective
loud and forceful: a vociferous minority
vociferously adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.vociferousvociferous - conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
clamant, clamorous, strident, blatant
noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"
vociferous
adjective outspoken, vocal, strident, noisy, shouting, loud, ranting, vehement, loudmouthed (informal) uproarious, obstreperous, clamorous << OPPOSITE quiet
Translations
vociferous [vəˈsɪfərəs] adj → vociferante
vociferous [vəˈsɪfərəs] adj → bruyant(e)
vociferous [vəˈsɪfərəs] adj (protesters, demands) → lautstark
vociferous [vəˈsɪfərəs] adj → rumoroso/a


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One fellow would demand a dollar an hour for the use of his donkey; another claimed half a dollar for pricking him up, another a quarter for helping in that service, and about fourteen guides presented bills for showing us the way through the town and its environs; and every vagrant of them was more vociferous, and more vehement and more frantic in gesture than his neighbor.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
And one by one, encouraged by vociferous applause, speaking with fire and enthusiasm and excited gestures, they replied to the attack.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
Many citizens, seeing the women flying toward the High Street, leaving their children crying at the open doors, hastened to don the cuirass, and supporting their somewhat uncertain courage with a musket or a partisan, directed their steps toward the hostelry of the Jolly Miller, before which was gathered, increasing every minute, a compact group, vociferous and full of curiosity.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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