Standard Lemma guide

vociferously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a vociferous manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a vociferous manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he complained vociferously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English vociferous Middle English -ly English -ly English vociferously From vociferous + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: schreeuwerig — in a vociferous manner
  • Dutch: lawaaierig — in a vociferous manner
  • Dutch: fulminerend — in a vociferous manner
  • Finnish: äänekkäästi — in a vociferous manner
  • French: criard — in a vociferous manner
  • French: tapageur — in a vociferous manner
  • French: fulminant — in a vociferous manner
  • Icelandic: fullum hálsi — in a vociferous manner
  • Italian: a gran voce — in a vociferous manner
  • Italian: con veemenza — in a vociferous manner