Difference between Loud and Loudly

What is the difference between Loud and Loudly?

Loud as an adverb is loudly. while Loudly as an adverb is in a loud manner; at a high volume.

Loud

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: loudly.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a sound, of great intensity. Of a person, event, etc, noisy. Of a person, event, etc, non-subtle, brash. Of a colour, clothing, etc, having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns.

Example sentence: In the household in which I was raised, the themes were pretty simple. 'Work hard. Don't quit. Be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful. Also, never whine, never complain. And always, for crying out loud, keep a sense of humor.'

Loudly

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: In a loud manner; at a high volume.

Example sentence: We hear tears loudly on this side of Heaven. What we don't take time to contemplate are the even louder cheers on the other side of death's valley.

We hope you now know whether to use Loud or Loudly in your sentence.

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