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Lengthy vs Loud - What's the difference?

lengthy | loud |

As an adjective lengthy

is having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

As a proper noun loud is

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lengthy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.
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  • , year=2011 , date=Jluy 19 , author=Ella Davies , title=Sticks insects survive one million years without sex , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction. }}
    a lengthy text
    a lengthy discussion
    a laborious and lengthy process
    She died last night after a lengthy illness.
    They received lengthy prison terms.

    loud

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lowd (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of a sound) Of great intensity.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.}}
  • Noisy.
  • * Bible, Proverbs vii. 11
  • She is loud and stubborn.
  • Not subtle or reserved, brash.
  • Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
  • Synonyms

    * garish, gaudy

    Antonyms

    * (sound) quiet, soft * (person) quiet

    Derived terms

    * aloud * loudhailer * loudly * loudmouth * loudness * loudspeaker

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Loudly.
  • Anagrams

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