vociferous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   conspicuously and offensively loud

   The vociferous eaters offended the more polite.

2. 2
   adj

   Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.

   They crowded around him with vociferous welcome, Brown leading in a series of wild cheers.

3. 3
   adj

   Vocally and forcefully opinionated.

   Not even the most vociferous advocates of reform were willing to go to such lengths.

Simplified etymology

Vociferous, recorded from the early 17th century, is related to voice, which derives from Latin vox, “voice.”

From Latin vōcifer + -ous.

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