vociferous

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Etymology

From Latin vōcifer + -ous.

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vociferous (comparative more vociferous, superlative most vociferous)

  1. Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
    • 1909, Ralph Connor, chapter 17, in The Foreigner:
      They crowded around him with vociferous welcome, Brown leading in a series of wild cheers.
    • 2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎:
      Hearts' threat had not evaporated, though, and Templeton fired a yard over the bar before the home fans and players made vociferous handball claims against Jamie Carragher, which were ignored by referee Florian Meyer.
  2. Vocally and forcefully opinionated.
    • 1976 December 25, Alan Bowne, “Lesbians Rising Makes an Impact at Hunter”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 10:
      Lesbians Rising […] is known as one of the most vociferous groups working against social oppression of minority interests on campus.
    Not even the most vociferous advocates of reform were willing to go to such lengths.

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