stridulous

English

Etymology

From Latin stridulus (“creaking, giving a shrill sound”), from stridere (“to utter an inarticulate sound, creak, grate”).

Adjective

stridulous (comparative more stridulous, superlative most stridulous)

  1. Emitting a particularly harsh or shrill sound.
    • Longfellow
      the Sarmatian boor driving his stridulous cart
  2. (pathology) Relating to stridor.

References

  • “stridulous” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
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