Loud vs Overwrought - What's the difference?
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(of a sound) Of great intensity.
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Noisy.
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Not subtle or reserved, brash.
Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
In a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger; Extremely tense, anxious, or upset; filled with emotion, emotional; uneasy.
Elaborate; overdone.
As adjectives the difference between loud and overwrought
is that loud is of great intensity while overwrought is in a state of excessive nervousness, excitement, or anger; Extremely tense, anxious, or upset; filled with emotion, emotional; uneasy.As an adverb loud
is loudly.As a proper noun Loud
is {{surname}.loud
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Alternative forms
* lowd (obsolete)Adjective
(er)- She is loud and stubborn.