Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill: synonym: vociferous.
- adjective Forcefully assertive or severely critical.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Creaking; harsh; grating.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Loud ;shrill ,piercing , high-pitched ;rough -sounding - adjective
Grating orobnoxious - adjective nonstandard
Vigorous ; makingstrides
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
- adjective of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
- adjective unpleasantly loud and harsh
- adjective being sharply insistent on being heard
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They said they support religious freedom and want to push back against what they called the strident tone of some of the critics.
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"You suggest that the review is not being undertaken in good faith because we did not ask you to contribute to what you describe as a strident report," Salz said.
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"You suggest that the review is not being undertaken in good faith because we did not we did not ask you to contribute to what you describe as a strident report," stated Salz's letter, seen by MediaGuardian. co.uk.
Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2009
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Maybe something more strident is ultimately called for.
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The crusade against 'hyphenates' will only inflame the partial patriotism of trans-nationals, and cause them to assert their European traditions in strident and unwholesome ways.
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The crusade against 'hyphenates' will only inflame the partial patriotism of trans-nationals, and cause them to assert their European traditions in strident and unwholesome ways.
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FAIR, by the way, is known as a strident anti-immigration organization that wants to substantially decrease both legal and unauthorized immigration to the United States.
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The three-term Texas governor has touted a record of job growth in Texas and also is known as a strident critic of federal power and an opponent of abortion rights and gay marriage.
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It's like "strident" - not necessarily on whack job street, but not too many exits away.
BlueOregon 2009
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It's like "strident" - not necessarily on whack job street, but not too many exits away.
BlueOregon 2009
marco_nj commented on the word strident
"we're still telling it how it is, but we're less strident"
January 23, 2009