Meanings
comparative more loudsome · superlative most loudsome
- poeticCharacterised or marked by loudness; noisy
The next day, Andrew Fergus noted that “Eight scouts went down as far as B's woodyard & 7 of us kept camp quiet loudsome [sic].”
2009, Clyde A. Milner II, Carol A. O'Connor, As Big as the West2 more examples
But from his frequent dreams, / whether he tumbles with wet women, / rude and loudsome and joyous, / or walks strait through the door left ajar into the severed light, [...]
1988, Richard Outram, Hiram and JennyA happy man is the base ball star, / Who has good eyes and whose foot is fleet: / It's luck he isn't driving a car / Through the loudsome smells of a crosstown street.
2012, Roy Kerr, Buck EwingSynonyms: ruckusy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacterised or marked by loudness; noisy
Origin
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loudsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loudsome
“loudsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loudsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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