screamyadj.
/ˈskriːmi/ colloquial.
Given to screaming; having a screaming voice or sound; figurative characterized by exaggerated or undignified expression of anger, complaint, or the like; violent or glaring in colour.
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the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > garish
violenta1522
garisha1568
savage1706
raw1763
criard1840
tranchant1841
flagrant1858
blaring1866
criant1876
screamy1882
screaming1883
raucous1919
shrieking1958
shrill1973
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adjective] > of language
windya1382
wide1574
fustian1592
high-flown1632
tall1670
screamy1882
1882 Spectator 25 Feb. 265/1 The two thoroughly unworthy and screamy [sonnets] on Carlyle's Reminiscences, by Mr. Swinburne.
1885 Truth 11 June 927/1 Dining-rooms..fidgety with glitter, gilt, and screamy colouring.
1891 Jrnl. of Educ. 1 Nov. 572/2 We deprecate the ‘screamy’ temper in which so many of the aggrieved feel and write.
Derivatives
ˈscreaminess n.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun]
shrillness1581
acuteness1659
screaminess1884
1884 H. R. Haweis My Musical Life 233 A word about violin strings... Thick strings will mellow the screaminess of a Stainer.
1891 Spectator 9 May 666/2 She impairs its effect for English readers by a certain screaminess of tone.
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