Meaning of STRIDENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'strIdnt
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- [adj] unpleasantly loud and harsh
- [adj] conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
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| | Synonyms: | | blatant, cacophonic, cacophonous, clamant, clamorous, noisy, raucous, vociferous |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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