vociferous

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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vociferous (vəʊˈsɪfərəs)

—*adj*
1.	characterized by vehemence, clamour, or noisiness: vociferous protests
2.	making an outcry or loud noises; clamorous: a vociferous mob

vo'ciferously

—*adv*

vo'ciferousness

—n

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vociferous

1610s, from L. vociferari "to shout, yell," from vox (gen. vocis) "voice" + root of ferre "to carry" (see infer). Related: Vociferating.

Example sentences

There was a long and vociferous debate, and the development was denied.

Yet a small but vociferous number of scientists remain undeterred.

In this test the dog races against the clock in vociferous location and treeing

of a raccoon.

And insecure people often become more vociferous and defensive.

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loudmouthed noisy open-mouthed tub-thumper veracious vocal

Matching Quote

"The making of a picture ought surely to be a rather fascinating adventure. It is not; it is an endless contention of tawdry egos, some of them powerful, almost all of them vociferous, and almost none of them capable of anything much more creative than credit-stealing and self- promotion."

-Raymond Chandler