stridulous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɹɪdjʊləs/
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Etymology
From Latin stridulus (“creaking, giving a shrill sound”), from stridere (“to utter an inarticulate sound, creak, grate”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Emitting a particularly harsh or shrill sound.
the Sarmatian boor driving his stridulous cart
c. 1874, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ovid in Exile:
- (not-comparable) Relating to stridor.