What kind of character does a person who makes loud exclamations have?

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Here, I am trying to find an adjective to describe a (relatively poor) person who is open but attracts a lot of attention (not attention-seeking though). As an example, I found this video.

I’ve thought of exuberant but I feel that it reflects energy and excitement in youth rather than the kind of personality you might find in the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet.

Brian Donovan · Accepted Answer

The adjective boisterous might well answer. OED offers &ldquo;Abounding in rough but good-natured activity bordering upon excess, such as proceeds from unchecked exuberance of spirits&rdquo;; Merriam-Webster makes it &ldquo;very noisy and active in a lively way.&rdquo;

user66974 · Answer

I would describe the way the woman in the video expresses herself as emphatic:

speaking or acting in a forceful way.

forceful and definite in expression or action.

(from W-W)

Centaurus · Answer

You can say the woman is

"rumbustious" ("Uncontrollably exuberant" - TFD)
"rumbustiously outspoken"
"rumbustiously spontaneous"

Brian Donovan's answer, "boisterous", is a single word and fits better what you are looking for, though.

Edwin Ashworth · Answer

Another possibility is ebullient:

ebullience -
  Vocabulary.com
  
  Bubbly, loud, and enthusiastic: ebullience means "the quality of being
  cheerful and full of energy."

synonyms:

exuberant, buoyant, cheerful, joyful, cheery, merry, sunny, breezy,
  jaunty, light-hearted, in high spirits, high-spirited, exhilarated,
  elated, euphoric, jubilant, animated, sparkling, effervescent,
  vivacious, enthusiastic, irrepressible

[Google Dictionary as was]

Good A.M. · Answer

Rambunctious is a relatively new North American expression that parallels boisterous:

adjective

difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous:
  turbulently active and noisy:

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