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strident |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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}, {clamourous}, {vociferous}] 2: unpleasantly loud and harsh [syn: {raucous}]
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