Английский Этимологический словарь - strident
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~ adj 1 a sound or voice that is strident is too loud and high and sounds unpleasant (the strident blaring of a military band) 2 forceful and determined (the strident demands of the American media) - stridently adv - stridency n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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1. If you use strident to describe someone or the way they express themselves, you mean that they make their feelings or opinions known in a very strong way that perhaps makes people uncomfortable. ...the unnecessarily strident tone of the President’s remarks... ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If a voice or sound is strident, it is loud, harsh, and unpleasant to listen to. She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident... ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Latin ~-, stridens, present participle of stridere, stridere to make a harsh noise Date: circa 1656 characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound a ~ voice; also commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality ~ slogans Synonyms: see loud, vociferous • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. loud and harsh. Derivatives stridency n. stridently adv. Etymology: L stridere strident- creak ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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