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adjective

Loud adj. (compar. louder; superl. loudest)

Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder. "They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified."

Clamorous; boisterous. "She is loud and stubborn."

Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. (Colloq.)

Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. (Slang)

Synonyms: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous; turbulent; blustering; vehement.

adverb

Loud adv. With loudness; loudly. "To speak loud in public assemblies."

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Etymology of 'Loud'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Loud" Quotes from Famous Books

... made their appearance,—vulgar and arrogant people, with huge whiskers and enormous watch-chains, who gesticulated vehemently, and were on most excellent terms with the servants. They were closeted with the count; and their discussions were so loud, they could be heard all over ...

— The Clique of Gold • Emile Gaboriau

... and Fanny sitting on a knoll, in the merriest conversation;—that is to say, Fanny was thus talking. Young ladies always begin to converse very loud when visitors arrive—for what reason has not yet been discovered. Verty's absent look in the direction of Fanny's face might very well have been considered ...

— The Last of the Foresters • John Esten Cooke

... Thrilled all those women; and with eager speed They hasted to go forth without the wall Mail-clad, afire to battle for their town And people: all their spirit was aflame. As when within a hive, when winter-tide Is over and gone, loud hum the swarming bees What time they make them ready forth to fare To bright flower-pastures, and no more endure To linger therewithin, but each to other Crieth the challenge-cry to sally forth; Even so bestirred themselves the women of Troy, And kindled each her sister to the ...

— The Fall of Troy • Smyrnaeus Quintus

... once, 'O! it is much more respectable to be grave and look wise.' 'He has reversed the Pythagorean discipline, by being first talkative, and then silent. He reverses the course of Nature too: he was first the gay butterfly, and then the creeping worm.' Johnson laughed loud and long at this expansion and illustration of what he ...

— The Life Of Johnson, Volume 3 of 6 • Boswell

... unexpected shout, and hurried to the front room to call her mistress. Instead of remembering to keep Tom's presence a secret, she whispered loud enough for ...

— Polly's Business Venture • Lillian Elizabeth Roy

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