strident

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstrʌɪd(ə)nt/

adjective

  • 1(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating: his voice had become increasingly strident
  • Phoneticsanother term for sibilant.
  • 2presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way: public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident

Derivatives

stridency

noun

stridently

adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin strident- 'creaking', from the verb stridere

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