loudly

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English loudly, equivalent to loud +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: loud′lē, IPA(key): /ˈlaʊdli/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: loud‧ly

Adverb

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loudly (comparative loudlier or more loudly, superlative loudliest or most loudly)

  1. In a loud manner; at a high volume.
    Synonym: loud
    Antonym: quietly
    He spoke loudly so that his brother could hear him from across the street.
    • 1846, R[obert] S[tephen] Hawker, “The Wreck”, in Echoes from Old Cornwall, London: Joseph Masters, [], →OCLC, stanza X, page 76:
      And still when loudliest howls the storm, / And darkliest lowers his native sky, / The king's fierce soul is in that form, / The warrior's spirit threatens nigh!
    • 1873, Edgar Fawcett, Purple and Fine Linen. A Novel., G[eorge] W[ashington] Carleton & Co.; London: S[ampson] Low, Son & Co., page 404:
      Instead of that his hot hand suddenly seized mine and his dull-shining eyes swept my face for a moment, whilst he cried out, much loudlier and distinctlier than he had as yet spoken anything: “Edith! Ah, Edith, this is you at last. Where have you been keeping yourself?”
    • 2006, Dana Myrick, Brothers and Sons:
      "Holy crap on a cracker! That paint job would cost three or four thousand dollars in the city," exclaimed John loudly.

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