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loudish

American  
[lou-dish] / ˈlaʊ dɪʃ /

adjective

  1. somewhat loud.


loudish British  
/ ˈlaʊdɪʃ /

adjective

  1. fairly loud; somewhat loud

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of loudish

First recorded in 1855–60; loud + -ish 1

Example Sentences

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Robert Browning was "loudish and talkative beyond need."

From Time Magazine Archive

The answer was instantly given by three loudish raps, "Yes."

From Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Barker, Joseph

"Yes, sir," replied the butler, "they were loudish in a manner o' speaking, else I shouldn't have heard them!"

From The Yellow Streak by Williams, Valentine

Thus, just after we started, and were turning to the left at Mark's Tey, a bright glare followed by a loudish report came from the right of the road.

From The Invasion by Le Queux, William

Catharine," my landlady would say in a loudish whisper, close by a malefactor's chamber-door, and probably when Catharine was yet far down the street,—"Catharine, who let the water in the bathroom run over just now?

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 by Various

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