March 30, 2008

Vociferous.

At the party on Friday, I got into a discussion with several people about the word “vociferous.” I said that it means: “In a loud voice; offensively loud.” They said I was wrong, but I was so right. Take that, drunk people.

vo·cif·er·ous (v-sfr-s)adj. Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.

vo·cifer·ous·ly adv.vo·cifer·ous·ness n.Synonyms: vociferous, blatant, boisterous, strident, clamorous
These adjectives mean conspicuously and usually offensively loud. Vociferous suggests a noisy outcry, as of vehement protest: vociferous complaints.
Blatant connotes coarse or vulgar noisiness: “Up rose a blatant Radical” Walter Bagehot.
Boisterous implies unrestrained noise, tumult, and often rowdiness: boisterous youths.
Strident stresses offensive harshness, shrillness, or discordance: a legislator with a strident voice.
Something clamorous is both vociferous and sustained: a clamorous uproar.

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