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  • 21aloud — ad. 1. Audibly, distinctly, in a clear voice, with full voice. 2. Loudly, vociferously, sonorously, clamorously, obstreperously, at the top of the voice, with a loud voice …

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  • 22obstreperous — adjective obstreperous behaviour is noisy and cheerful or angry obstreperously adverb obstreperousness noun (U) …

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  • 23aloud — adv 1. audibly, distinctly, plainly, clearly; loudly, loudly and clearly, Inf. out loud, with a loud voice, sonorously, resoundingly. 2. noisily, lustily, uproariously, boisterously; at the top of one s lungs, deafeningly, ear splittingly, thun… …

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  • 24obstreperous — /əbˈstrɛpərəs / (say uhb strepuhruhs), /ɒb / (say ob ) adjective 1. resisting control in a noisy manner; unruly. 2. noisy or clamorous; boisterous. {Latin obstreperus clamorous} –obstreperously, adverb –obstreperousness, noun …

  • 25obstreperous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ noisy and difficult to control. DERIVATIVES obstreperously adverb obstreperousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin obstrepere, from strepere make a noise …

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  • 26obstreperousness — obstreperous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ noisy and difficult to control. DERIVATIVES obstreperously adverb obstreperousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin obstrepere, from strepere make a noise …

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  • 27obstreperous — [əb strep′ər əs, äbstrep′ər əs] adj. [L obstreperus < obstrepere, to roar at < ob (see OB ) + strepere, to roar < IE base * (s)trep , to make a loud noise > OE thræft, strife] noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or… …

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  • 28obstreperous — adj. 1 turbulent, unruly; noisily resisting control. 2 noisy, vociferous. Derivatives: obstreperously adv. obstreperousness n. Etymology: L obstreperus f. obstrepere (as OB , strepere make a noise) …

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