screechyadj.
/ˈskriːtʃi/, U.S. /ˈskritʃi/ Given to or characterized by screeching; loud, harsh, and piercing.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > shrill or forced
shrillc1386
shirl1418
straineda1542
treble1550
efforced1590
shrilly1594
minikin1602
stridulous1646
feigned1664
extended1699
pipy1769
falsetto1826
screechy1834
stridulent1874
roofy1897
taut1916
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > shriek, screech, or scream
scritching1577
shriekinga1586
skriking1632
skirling1786
screechy1834
shrieky1848
screecha1854
1834 Albion & Star 20 Sept. The Grisi he mentions is not, we apprehend the Grisi—not our Giulietta—but her sister, who was here two years ago, a screechy singer.
a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) iii. 154 His voice..got sputtering and screechy when he became excited.
1891 Leeds Mercury 8 Oct. 8/6 Vilification of the screechiest kind.
1919 Smart Set Aug. 57/2 Above the din he heard a sharp, nasal, screechy voice.
1987 S. Turow Presumed Innocent (1998) xii. 107 This was New Wave junk: screechy, whiny music with perverse lyrics.
2004 Daily Tel. 9 Jan. 23/3 She's..being catty to her husband's screechy girl friends.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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