Hypertext Webster Gateway: "strident"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Strident \Stri"dent\, a. [L. stridens, -entis, p. pr. of
stridere to make a grating or creaking noise.]
Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. ``A strident
voice.'' --Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
strident
adj 1: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement
outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar";
"strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: {blatant},
{clamant}, {clamorous}, {vociferous}]
2: unpleasantly loud and harsh [syn: {raucous}]
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