vociferous

English

Etymology

Latin vociferari (“shout, yell”), from vox (“voice”) + ferre (“to carry”) (see infer). Surface analysis is voice +‎ -iferous.

Adjective

vociferous (comparative more vociferous, superlative most vociferous)

1. Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
   • 2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, 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.

   • 1909, Ralph Connor, The Foreigner, ch. 17:

     They crowded around him with vociferous welcome, Brown leading in a series of wild cheers.

Synonyms

• noisy

Derived terms

Terms derived from vociferous

vociferously

vociferousness

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to vociferous

vocal

vociferation

Translations

making a noisy outcry

• Czech: hlučný (cs) m
• Dutch: luidruchtig (nl)
• Finnish: äänekäs (fi), kovaääninen (fi), meluisa (fi)

• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høyrøstet (no)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: høgrøysta (no)

References

• vociferous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913