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loudly en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /ˈlaʊdli/
• loud′lē

Etymology

From Middle English loudly, equivalent to loud + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a loud manner; at a high volume.
   • "Holy crap on a cracker! That paint job would cost three or four thousand dollars in the city," exclaimed John loudly. 2006, Dana Myrick, Brothers and Sons:
   • And still when loudliest howls the storm, / And darkliest lowers his native sky, / The king's fierce soul is in that form, / The warrior's spirit threatens nigh! 1846, R[obert] S[tephen] Hawker, “The Wreck”, in Echoes from Old Cornwall, London: Joseph Masters, […], →OCLC, stanza X, page 76:
   • Instead of that his hot hand suddenly seized mine and his dull-shining eyes swept my face for a moment, whilst he cried out, much loudlier and distinctlier than he had as yet spoken anything: “Edith! Ah, Edith, this is you at last. Where have you been keeping yourself?” 1873, Edgar Fawcett, Purple and Fine Linen. A Novel., G[eorge] W[ashington] Carleton & Co.; London: S[ampson] Low, Son & Co., page 404:
   • He spoke loudly so that his brother could hear him from across the street.
2. (of clothing, usually) In a loud manner; gaudily, showily.
   • to dress loudly

Forms

Antonyms

quietly

Synonyms

loud

Translations (57)

az bərkdən (in a loud manner) · hi ज़ोर से (in a loud manner) · mhr виян (in a loud manner) · it forte (in a loud manner) · uk гу́чно (in a loud manner) · eo laŭte (in a loud manner) · ja 大きな声で (in a loud manner) · es ruidosamente (in a loud manner) · ka ხმამაღლა (in a loud manner) · ro răsunător (in a loud manner) · es en voz alta (in a loud manner) · ro zgomotos (in a loud manner) · sh glȁsno (in a loud manner) · ang hlúde (in a loud manner) · da højlydt (in a loud manner) · pl głośno (in a loud manner) · ml ഉച്ചത്തിൽ (in a loud manner) · sh гла̏сно (in a loud manner) · ar بِصَوْت عَالٍ (in a loud manner) · cmn 高聲 /高声 (in a loud manner) · fr fort (in a loud manner) · be гу́чна (in a loud manner) · ga os ard (in a loud manner) · pt alto (in a loud manner) · cmn 大聲 /大声 (in a loud manner) · te బిగ్గరగా (in a loud manner) · sv högt (in a loud manner) · el δυνατά (in a loud manner) · sv högljutt (in a loud manner) · sk hlasno (in a loud manner) · fr à voix haute (in a loud manner) · tr seslice (in a loud manner) · mk гла́сно (in a loud manner) · hu hangosan (in a loud manner) · gl ruidosamente (in a loud manner) · pt ruidosamente (in a loud manner) · mns-nor суиӈысь (in a loud manner) · ja 大声で (in a loud manner) · ang hlúdswége (in a loud manner) · az ucadan (in a loud manner) · ru гро́мко (in a loud manner) · hy բարձրաձայն (in a loud manner) · la sonōrē (in a loud manner) · tr sesli sesli (in a loud manner) · ko 크게 (in a loud manner) · fi kovaa (in a loud manner) · de laut (in a loud manner) · it a voce alta (in a loud manner) · hy բարձր (in a loud manner) · ro tare (in a loud manner) · uk го́лосно (in a loud manner) · nb høylytt (in a loud manner) · fr à haute voix (in a loud manner) · ca sorollosament (in a loud manner) · km ឮខ្លាំង (in a loud manner) · cs hlasitě (in a loud manner) · da højt (in a loud manner)