cla·mant \ˈklāmənt, -lam-\adjective Etymology: Latin clamant-, clamans, present participle of clamare to call — more at claim 1.: crying out : clamorous, loud < a world distracted everywhere by clamant national creeds — Times Literary Supplement > 2.: demanding notice : pressing, urgent < clamant need > • cla·mant·lyadverb