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noiseful

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Etymology

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From noise +‎ -ful.

Adjective

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noiseful (comparative more noiseful, superlative most noiseful)

  1. (obsolete) Loud; clamorous.
    • 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:
      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,

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