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noisy

 adjective
     
noisy
nois‧y S3 comparative noisier, superlative noisiest
1 someone or something that is noisy makes a lot of noise [≠ quiet]:
The kids have been really noisy today.
a noisy engine
2 a place that is noisy is full of noise:
The bar was very noisy.
—noisily adverb:
He blew his nose noisily.
WORD FOCUS: loud WORD FOCUS: loud
similar words: noisy, booming, raucous, rowdy
extremely loud: deafening, earsplitting, thunderous

➔ See also loud
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