From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
loud
adj 1: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or
intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder";
"her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" [ant:
soft]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn:
brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy,
gimcrack, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry,
trashy]
3: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the
forte passages in the composition" [syn: forte] [ant:
piano]
adv : with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she
spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for
those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried
aloud for help" [syn: loudly, aloud] [ant:
softly]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Loud \Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[=u]de.]
With loudness; loudly.
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To speak loud in public assemblies. --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[root]41. Cf. Client, Listen, Slave a serf.]
1. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy;
striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud
thunder.
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They were instant with loud voices, requiring that
he might be crucified. --Luke xxiii.
23.
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2. Clamorous; boisterous.
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She is loud and stubborn. --Prov. vii.
11.
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3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united
effort. [Colloq.]
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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.
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