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vociferous

 
/voʊˈsɪf·ər·əs/ adj

Definition

repeatedly and loudly expressing your opinions and complaints, or (of demands, complaints, etc.) expressed in this way: a vociferous critic of foreign policy vociferous objections vociferously
 
/voʊˈsɪf·ə·rəs·li/ adv
He protested vociferously, but to no avail.
(Definition of vociferous adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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