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strepitous
adjective
strep·i·tous
\ˈstrepətəs\
variants: less commonly
strepitant
\-ətənt\Definition of strepitous
: characterized or accompanied by much noise : clamorous noisy boisterous the strepitant racket of the streets — Christopher Morley
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Origin and Etymology of strepitous
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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