What does "loud" mean?
Loud: 2. Clamorous; boisterous. She is loud and stubborn. Prov. vii.
Additional senses
- 2.3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. [Colloq.]
- 3.Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang]
- 4.With loudness; loudly. To speak loud in public assemblies. Addison.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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