loudly

comparative more loudly · comparative rare loudlier · superlative most loudly · rare superlative loudliest

1. In a loud manner; at a high volume.

   He spoke loudly so that his brother could hear him from across the street.

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   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

   "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

   Synonyms: loud · Antonyms: quietly

2. usuallyIn a loud manner; gaudily, showily.

   to dress loudly