- shril|ly
- shril|ly1 «SHRIHL lee», adverb.in shrill tones; with a shrill voice.╂[< shrill + -ly1]shril|ly2 «SHRIHL ee», adjective.somewhat shrill.╂[< shrill + -y1]
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Shrill — Shrill, a. [Compar. {Shriller}; superl. {Shrillest}.] [OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See {Shrill},v. i.] Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; said of a sound, or of that which produces… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shriller — Shrill Shrill, a. [Compar. {Shriller}; superl. {Shrillest}.] [OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See {Shrill},v. i.] Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; said of a sound, or of that which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrillest — Shrill Shrill, a. [Compar. {Shriller}; superl. {Shrillest}.] [OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See {Shrill},v. i.] Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; said of a sound, or of that which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrilly — Shril ly, adv. In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrilly — Shril ly, a. Somewhat shrill. [Poetic] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Some kept up a shrilly mellow sound. Keats. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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shrill — shrillness, n. shrilly, adv. /shril/, adj., shriller, shrillest, v., n., adv. adj. 1. high pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 2. producing such a sound. 3. full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 4. betraying… … Universalium
