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Loudest

Loud \Loud\ (loud), a. [Compar. Louder (loud"[~e]r); superl. Loudest.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl[=u]d; akin to OS. hl[=u]d, D. luid, OHG. l[=u]t, G. laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. klyto`s heard, loud, famous, kly`ein to hear, Skr. [,c]ru.

  1. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

    They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified.
    --Luke xxiii. 23.

  2. Clamorous; boisterous.

    She is loud and stubborn.
    --Prov. vii. 11.

  3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. [Colloq.]

  4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang]

    Syn: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous; turbulent; blustering; vehement.

Wiktionary
loudest

a. (en-superlative of: loud)

Usage examples of "loudest".

Among the loud applauders, two small black boys clapped loudest, and one was heard to shout to the other, with profound pride and glee, "

Or, for loudest crescendo and fortissimo, the player simply up and down bangs the whole pole.

I'm the loudest of the Washing ton/Luxembourg voices, so I'm making the contact with you for the rest of the minders.

They stretched as far as she could see under the forest canopy -- and every one of them seemed to be cheering, Scrup's cannoneers loudest of all.

The starscapes hung serene beyond crystal walls, and the loudest sound was a faint breeze from the ship's ventilators.

They stretched as far as she could see under the forest canopy—and every one of them seemed to be cheering, Scrup's cannoneers loudest of all.

They stretched as far as she could see under the forest canopy--and every one of them seemed to be cheering, Scrup's cannoneers loudest of all.

We've got the loudest, surliest, burliest, most well-armed movie audiences in the hemisphere.

It's not the fans who are complaining loudest about the facility, it's Arisen and Huizenga.

Again, for the hundredth or thousandth time, he sent out the loudest message he could muster in his present exhausted state.

The high priest, an impressively tall figure with long snowy hair and beard almost to his rope-girded waist, shouted loudest, booming out the harsh syllables in the wind.

Yet those who are loudest in proclaiming their desire to eliminate poverty are loudest in denouncing capitalism.

What is remarkable is that almost invariably, as in the case of Fromm, the criticism is made by the same writers who are loudest in crying that man needs more leisure.

But the loudest screaming of the most hysterical editorial roused no emotion in him—while a variation of a decimal point in a laboratory report on a test of Rearden Metal made him leap to his feet in eagerness or apprehension.

It's the person who would sell his soul for a nickel, who is loudest in proclaiming his hatred of money—and he has good reason to hate it.