strident

[stri·dent]

Something that's strident is loud, grating, and obnoxious. Your roommate's strident laughter as he watches cartoons late into the night might inspire you to buy a pair of ear plugs.

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Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.

Adjective S.
unpleasantly loud and harsh

Adjective S.
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"


a.
Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.


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.

Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.

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Usage Examples

History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.

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