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)

Emitting a particularly harsh or shrill sound.
- c. 1874, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ovid in Exile:
  the Sarmatian boor driving his stridulous cart
(pathology) Relating to stridor.

References

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

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