It's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 27th.
Today's word is vociferous, spelled V-O-C-I-F-E-R-O-U-S.
vociferous is an adjective.
It describes people who express their feelings or opinions loudly and insistently.
It's also applied to things such as objections that are expressed in such a way.
Here's the word used in a sentence from the Denver Post.
Earlier, there was talk of building a sports complex with playing fields in Highlands Ranch,
202-acre Wildcat Regional Park, which is owned by the county.
But that plan was met with vociferous opposition from residents last year.
Hear ye, hear ye, to vociferate is to cry out loudly and insistently.
Those who vociferate qualify as vociferous,
especially when they loudly or insistently show their support for or displeasure in something by hooting and hollering.
Both vociferate and vociferous come from the Latin verb voci.
Ferrari, a combining of vox meaning voice with ferre, meaning to carry.
In addition to describing loud and insistent individuals and groups, critics, crowds, fans, etc.,
vociferous can be used for anything characterized by loud insistence,
as in vociferous complaints, a vociferous defense, and vociferous support.
With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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