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vo⋅cif⋅er⋅ous
[voh-sif-er-uh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | crying out noisily; clamorous. |
| 2. | characterized by or uttered with vociferation: a vociferous manner of expression. |
Related forms:
vo⋅cif⋅er⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
vo⋅cif⋅er⋅ous⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. loud, noisy, vocal, uproarious, boisterous.
1. loud, noisy, vocal, uproarious, boisterous.
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| vo·cif·er·ous (vō-sĭf'ər-əs) adj. Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry. vo·cif'er·ous·ly adv., vo·cif'er·ous·ness n. Synonyms: These adjectives mean conspicuously and usually offensively loud. Vociferous suggests a noisy outcry, as of vehement protest: vociferous complaints. |
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Vociferous
Vo*cif"er*ous\, a. [Cf. F. vocif[`e]re.] Making a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy; as, vociferous heralds. -- Vo*cif"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Vo*cif"er*ous*ness, n.
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vociferous
1611, from L. vociferari "to shout, yell," from vox (gen. vocis) "voice" + root of ferre "to carry" (see infer). A noun form, vociferation, is recorded from c.1400.
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