strident.
Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
Meaning & usage
Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.
Grating or obnoxious.
The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.
Forceful (typically in a negative way) or obtrusive.
Vigorous; making strides; forceful in a positive way.
Where this word comes from
From French strident, from Latin strīdēns, present active participle of strīdō.
One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.
Where this word comes from
From French strident, from Latin strīdēns, present active participle of strīdō.
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