vociferous

  • 81Noisier — Noisy Nois y, a. [Compar. {Noisier}; superl. {Noisiest}.] [From {Noise}.] 1. Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd. [1913 Webster] 2. Full of noise. The noisy town. Dryden. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 82Noisiest — Noisy Nois y, a. [Compar. {Noisier}; superl. {Noisiest}.] [From {Noise}.] 1. Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd. [1913 Webster] 2. Full of noise. The noisy town. Dryden. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 83Noisy — Nois y, a. [Compar. {Noisier}; superl. {Noisiest}.] [From {Noise}.] 1. Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd. [1913 Webster] 2. Full of noise. The noisy town. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 84Obstreperous — Ob*strep er*ous, a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob }) + strepere to make a noise.] 1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. The obstreperous city. Wordsworth.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 85Obstreperously — Obstreperous Ob*strep er*ous, a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob }) + strepere to make a noise.] 1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. The obstreperous city.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 86Obstreperousness — Obstreperous Ob*strep er*ous, a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob }) + strepere to make a noise.] 1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. The obstreperous city.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 87Termagant — Ter ma*gant, n. [OE. Trivigant, Termagant, Termagant (in sense 1), OF. Tervagan; cf. It. Trivigante.] 1. An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 88blatant — adjective Etymology: perhaps from Latin blatire to chatter Date: 1596 1. noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner ; clamorous 2. completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 89boisterous — adjective Etymology: Middle English boistous crude, clumsy, from Anglo French Date: 14th century 1. obsolete a. coarse b. durable, strong c. massive 2. a …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 90clamorous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. marked by confused din or outcry ; tumultuous < the busy clamorous market > 2. noisily insistent Synonyms: see vociferous • clamorously adverb • clamorousness …

    New Collegiate Dictionary