strident

Adjective
  1. Conspicuously and offensively loud;
    Given to vehement outcry (synset 301926766)
    "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
    similar to: noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
    same as: blatant, clamant, clamorous, vociferous
  2. Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') (synset 301160686)
    similar to: soft - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
    same as: continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant
  3. Being sharply insistent on being heard (synset 300717282)
    "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"
    similar to: imperative - requiring attention or action
    same as: shrill
  4. Unpleasantly loud and harsh (synset 300301225)
    similar to: cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound
    same as: raucous

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