Sekirov Dictionary

loud

/ˈlaʊ̯d/

adjective 5
noun 2
adverb 1
forms 3
phrases 4

adjective5

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(of a sound) very strong and easy to hear
- Turn that music down; it's too loud.
- What was that? It sounded like a really loud sneeze.
•
Noisy.
- She is loud and stubborn. — 1611
•
Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
- a loud style of dress; loud colors
•
Not subtle or reserved, brash.
- Some of the loudest blubberers are developers who, having made enormous profits as a result of local, state, and federal subsidies, complain that government doesn't do enough for them. — 1988
(slang) High-quality; premium; (by extension) having a strong or pungent odour indicating good quality.

noun2

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(informal) A loud sound or part of a sound.
- The expander doesn't really make the louds louder and the softs softer in one step […] — 2012
(slang) High-quality marijuana.

adverb1

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Loudly.
- Who knocks so loud at door? — 1596

forms

louds · louder · loudest

Phrases with loud

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