strident[adjective]Synonyms: harsh, discordant, grating, jarring, raucous, screeching, shrill
Related Words: loud,
stentorian,
stertorous [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
stri‧dent /ˈstraɪd
ənt/
adjective[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: present participle of stridere 'to make a rough unpleasant noise']
1. forceful and determined, especially in a way that is offensive or annoying:
strident criticism2. a strident sound or voice is loud and unpleasant:
the strident calls of seagulls—stridently adverb—stridency noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲