strident
loud, harsh, and aggressively insistent
Word origin: From Latin stridere, to creak or make a harsh sound.
Strident in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing strident in a sentence.
Her strident criticism dominated the meeting.
The debate grew strident as each side abandoned argument for ever louder assertion.
Using “strident” well
Strident means loud, harsh, and aggressively insistent, whether of a sound or of a tone in argument. It implies grating forcefulness rather than mere volume.
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