Added 9 October 2026 earsplitting adjective Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about earsplitting at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Extremely loud, painfully loud. Origin From ear + splitting. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: loudroaringdeafeningthunderousthunderyear-splittingear-shatteringscreamingear-piercingearthshakingshrillacute Back to today's word