clam|ant

clam|ant
clam|ant «KLAY muhnt», adjective.
1. crying out; clamorous; noisy: »

Roberts dropped Rowland's pass when a deliriously clamant crowd rightly thought a try inevitable (London Times).

2. Figurative. crying; urgent: »

My appetite was a clamant, instant annoyance (Robert Louis Stevenson).

[< Latin clāmāns, -antis, present participle of clāmāre cry out]
clam´ant|ly, adverb.

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