vociferous

[ voh-sif-er-uhs ]

/ voʊˈsɪf ər əs /

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adjective

crying out noisily; clamorous.

characterized by or uttered with vociferation: a vociferous manner of expression.

Origin of vociferous

First recorded in 1605–15; vocifer(ant) + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR vociferous

1 loud, noisy, vocal, uproarious, boisterous.

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OTHER WORDS FROM vociferous

vo·cif·er·ous·ly, adverb vo·cif·er·ous·ness, noun un·vo·cif·er·ous, adjective un·vo·cif·er·ous·ly, adverb

un·vo·cif·er·ous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vociferous

veracious vociferous voracious

Words nearby vociferous

voces, vociferance, vociferant, vociferate, vociferation, vociferous, vocoder, vocoid, vod, vodcasting, vodka

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Life has a way of metamorphosing even the most vociferous young.

Whoever Did This Does Not Understand Boston |Pranay Gupte |April 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It stormed the streets in the summer of 2011, and it is alive and vociferous in the winter of 2013.

Resigned To Loss, But Optimism On The Center-Left |Fania Oz-Salzberger |January 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Indeed, Prada has become a vociferous advocate for springtime fur-wearing.

Louis Vuitton, Chanel, McQueen Cap Paris Spring 2013 Fashion Week Shows |Robin Givhan |October 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The vociferous Tea Party is already making plans to set up shop in his emotionally charged district.

The Pain of Bart Stupak |Sandra McElwaine |March 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Curiously enough, the most vociferous opposition Tostan has faced comes from the girls themselves.

Don't Cut These Girls |Eliza Griswold |March 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
What are our rulers doing at home, that they need be so vociferous about a little contraband?

The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas |James Fenimore Cooper
The company were vociferous in begging that he would take his place among them, and Agathon specially invited him.

Symposium |Plato
Vociferous voices hailed it, only to induce an augmented bellow of the exhaust with an instantaneous acceleration of impetus.

Red Masquerade |Louis Joseph Vance
Soon after that hour a vociferous peal at the great hall-bell roused most of the inmates from sleep.

A Stable for Nightmares |J. Sheridan Le Fanu
His latest mother-in-law proved to be a voracious as well as a vociferous eater.

Anderson Crow, Detective |George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for vociferous

vociferous

/ (vəʊˈsɪfərəs) /

adjective

characterized by vehemence, clamour, or noisiness vociferous protests

making an outcry or loud noises; clamorous a vociferous mob

Derived forms of vociferous

vociferously, adverb vociferousness, noun

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