8 November 2014

vociferous

[voh-sif-er-uh s]

adjective
1. crying out noisily; clamorous.
2. characterized by or uttered with vociferation :
a vociferous manner of expression.

Origin
1605-1615; vocifer(ant) + -ous

Related forms

vociferously, adverb
vociferousness, noun
unvociferous, adjective
unvociferously, adverb
unvociferousness, noun

Can be confused

veracious, vociferous, voracious.

Synonyms
1. loud, noisy, vocal, uproarious, boisterous.

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Examples from the web for vociferous
– Yet a small but vociferous number of scientists remain undeterred.
– Being vociferous breeders and feeding on the eggs and chicks of other birds, crows drove indigenous species from entire suburbs.
– The over vociferous anti-drug people have a long history of exaggeration and lies.

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Today’s aphorism

Remember my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker.

― Bram Stoker, Dracula

On this day

8 November 1836 – birth of Milton Bradley, U.S. board-game maker, credited with launching the board-game industry. Died 30 May 1911.

8 November 1847 – birth of Bram Stoker, Irish novellist, author of ‘Dracula’. Died 20 April 1912.

8 November 1960 – 43 year old, John F. Kennedy wins the presidential election and becomes the youngest President of the United States of America.

8 November 1973 – In Brisbane, Australia, a home-made bomb is placed on a teacher’s desk. It detonates, killing one student, injuring 8 others, while the teacher loses both hands.