stridulous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɪdjʊləs/

Adjective

stridulous (comparative more stridulous, superlative most stridulous)

1. Emitting a particularly harsh or shrill sound.
   • c. 1874, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ovid in Exile:

     the Sarmatian boor driving his stridulous cart

2. (pathology) Relating to stridor.

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “stridulous”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.