What does loudsome mean?
Loudsome means (chiefly poetic) Characterised or marked by loudness; noisy.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(chiefly poetic) Characterised or marked by loudness; noisy.
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, [...]
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].”
A 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.
Use loudsome when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Loudsome means (chiefly poetic) Characterised or marked by loudness; noisy.
Common synonyms include ruckusy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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, [...]
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