noisier; noisiest
1
: making noise
noisy trucks and buses
2
: full of or characterized by noise or clamor
a noisy office
a noisy scene
3
: noticeably showy, gaudy, or bright : conspicuous
a noisy sweater
noisily adverb
noisiness noun

Examples of noisy in a Sentence

The playground was filled with noisy children. His lawnmower is very noisy.
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Instead of visiting the range on a noisy, busy Saturday, go after work or to a private range. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024 All started with the noisy image on the left above, so all are improvements on the original. PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024 What sets apart the noisiest of the new productions in this space that are heading for MIPCOM in Cannes, is that many of them aren’t using the global conflict as the actual setting for their stories. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024 Transitioning beyond the noisy NISQ era and scaling quantum hardware to enable transformative applications will require quantum error correction. Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for noisy 

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of noisy was in 1675

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“Noisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noisy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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noisy

adjective
noisier; noisiest
1
: making noise
2
: full of or characterized by noise
a noisy street
noisily adverb
noisiness noun

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