clamorous

  • 1Clamorous — Clam or*ous, a. [LL. clamorosus, for L. Clamosus: cf. OF. clamoreux.] Speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud; turbulent. My young ones were clamorous for a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2clamorous — index blatant (obtrusive), important (urgent), insistent, querulous, vehement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

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  • 3clamorous — c.1400, from M.Fr. clamoreux or directly from M.L. clamorosus, from L. clamor (see CLAMOR (Cf. clamor) (n.)). Related: Clamorously; clamorousness …

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  • 4clamorous — *vociferous, blatant, strident, boisterous, obstreperous Analogous words: importuning or importunate, begging, imploring, adjuring (see corresponding verbs at BEG): *vocal, articulate, voluble, eloquent: protesting, expostulating, remonstrating… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5clamorous — [klam′ərəs] adj. [ME < ML clamorosus: see CLAMOR] 1. loud and confused; noisy 2. loudly demanding or complaining SYN. VOCIFEROUS clamorously adv. clamorousness n …

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  • 6clamorous — [[t]klæ̱mərəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe people or their voices as clamorous, you mean they are talking loudly or shouting. [LITERARY] ...the crowded, clamorous streets filled with Irish, German, Italian, Jewish, and Chinese… …

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  • 7clamorous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. marked by confused din or outcry ; tumultuous < the busy clamorous market > 2. noisily insistent Synonyms: see vociferous • clamorously adverb • clamorousness …

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  • 8clamorous — clamour (US clamor) ► NOUN 1) a loud and confused noise. 2) a vehement protest or demand. ► VERB ▪ (of a group) make a clamour. DERIVATIVES clamorous adjective. ORIGIN Latin clamor, from …

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  • 9clamorous — adjective conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry (Freq. 1) blatant radios a clamorous uproar strident demands a vociferous mob • Syn: ↑blatant, ↑clamant, ↑ …

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  • 10Clamorous Reed-warbler — Conservation status Least Concern&#160;( …

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