strident
adjective/ˈstraɪdnt/
/ˈstraɪdnt/
- having a loud, rough and unpleasant sound
- a strident voice
- strident music
- the strident ringing of the phone
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- aggressive and determined
- He is a strident advocate of nuclear power.
- strident criticism
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin strident- ‘creaking’, from the verb stridere.
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