strepitous

adjective

strep·​i·​tous

ˈstrepətəs

variants or less commonly strepitant

-ətənt

: characterized or accompanied by much noise : clamorous, noisy, boisterous

the strepitant racket of the streets

—Christopher Morley

Word History

Etymology

strepitous from Latin strepitus noise, from strepere to make noise; strepitant from Latin strepitant-, strepitans, present participle of strepitare, frequentative of strepere

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