Clamorous
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Of or pertaining to clamor.; Of great intensity. (of sounds)
"a clamorous fire alarm"
- 2 Of or pertaining to clamor.; Creating a loud noise. (of people, animals or things)
"clamorous trumpets"
- 3 Of or pertaining to clamor.; Expressed loudly. (of emotions or feelings)
"We are disgusted with that clamorous grief, which, without any delicacy, calls upon our compassion with sighs and tears and importunate lamentations."
- 4 Of or pertaining to clamor.; Filled with or accompanied by a great deal of noise. (of times, places, events or activities)
"a clamorous market"
- 5 Of or pertaining to clamor.; Insistently expressing a desire for something.
"Be clamorous and leap all civil bounds Rather than make unprofited return."
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- 6 Having especially (and often unpleasantly) bright or contrasting colours or patterns.
"She led them along a path edged with round, whitewashed stones and equally rounded basils of a clamorous green."
- 1 conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry wordnet
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More examples"Wise, modest, contemplative, studious, never clamorous, even if a bit stubborn, he always avoided causing distress to anyone."
Etymology
From clamor + -ous; compare Latin clāmōrōsus and French clamoreux (obsolete), from Latin clāmōrem.
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