noiseful en · ADJ
Etymology
From noise + -ful.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Loud; clamorous.
From noiseful arms, and acts of prowess done / In tournament or tilt, Sir Percivale, / Whom Arthur and his knighthood call'd The Pure, / Had pass'd into the silent life of prayer,
1874, Alfred Tennyson, “The Holy Grail”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; VI), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 102:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most noiseful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more noiseful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |