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• stri´dent|ly — stri|dent «STRY duhnt», adjective. 1. making or having a harsh sound; creaking; grating; shrill: »The strident voice sounded harsher than ever (Mrs. Humphry Ward). The details make pretty strident reading (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S): piercing. 2. h …   Useful english dictionary

• stri|dent — «STRY duhnt», adjective. 1. making or having a harsh sound; creaking; grating; shrill: »The strident voice sounded harsher than ever (Mrs. Humphry Ward). The details make pretty strident reading (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S): piercing. 2. h …   Useful english dictionary

• stri — stri·ar·ia; stri·a·tal; stri·at·ed; stri·a·tum; stri·a·ture; stri·den·cy; stri·dent; stri·dent·ly; stri·dha·na; stri·dor; stri·gate; stri·ge·i·dae; stri·ges; stri·gine; stri·gol·nik; stri·gose; stri·gous; stri·o·la; stri·o·late; stri·sci·an·do;… …   English syllables

• dent — dent; dif·fi·dent; dif·fi·dent·ly; dif·fi·dent·ness; ei·dent; ev·i·dent·ly; ev·i·dent·ness; ex·e·dent; fron·dent; im·pu·dent; im·pu·dent·ly; im·pu·dent·ness; in·ci·dent·less; in·ci·dent·ly; in·dent·ed·ly; in·dent·er; in·de·pen·dent·ly;… …   English syllables

• strident — stri·dent …   English syllables

• stridently — stri·dent·ly …   English syllables

• strident — stri•dent [[t]ˈstraɪd nt[/t]] adj. 1) harsh in sound; grating: strident voices[/ex] 2) cvb having an obtrusive, insistent character: strident opinions[/ex] • Etymology: 1650–60; < L strīdent , s. of strīdēns, prp. of strīdēre to make a harsh… …   From formal English to slang

• strident — stri|dent [ straıdnt ] adjective 1. ) holding firm opinions or beliefs and tending to express them frequently, in a way that offends some people: a strident opponent of abortion strident criticism 2. ) a strident voice or sound is loud and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• strident — stri|dent [ˈstraıdənt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of stridere to make a rough unpleasant noise ] 1.) forceful and determined, especially in a way that is offensive or annoying ▪ strident criticism 2.) a strident… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables