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strident (adjective), more strident, most strident
1. A reference to a harsh, loud, grating, or shrill tone or sound: Greg's strident laughter was so deafening while he was watching cartoons on TV that his roommate had to wear ear plugs in order to go to sleep!
2. Pertaining to an opinion or feeling which is loudly, strongly, or urgently expressed: Mr. Smith was demanding the resignation of his fellow worker in a very strident and forceful way.
3. Relating to something which has a piercing and irritating quality or character: The author had strident and penetrating tones in his writings.
5. Etymology: from Latin stridentem, stridens and stridere "to utter an inarticulate sound, to grate, to screech."
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2. Pertaining to an opinion or feeling which is loudly, strongly, or urgently expressed: Mr. Smith was demanding the resignation of his fellow worker in a very strident and forceful way.
3. Relating to something which has a piercing and irritating quality or character: The author had strident and penetrating tones in his writings.
5. Etymology: from Latin stridentem, stridens and stridere "to utter an inarticulate sound, to grate, to screech."
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