vo·cif·er·ous
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| 1. | crying out noisily; clamorous. |
| 2. | characterized by or uttered with vociferation: a vociferous manner of expression. |
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vo·cif·er·ous·ly, adverb
vo·cif·er·ous·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. loud, noisy, vocal, uproarious, boisterous.
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vociferous
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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
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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| vociferous | |
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| conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: blatant] |
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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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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