shriekyadj.
/ˈʃriːki/ Characterized by a shriek or shrieks; of a loud sharp shrill pitch; figurative hysterical.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > unhealthy excitement > [adjective]
hysteric1751
hystericky1791
shrieky1848
hysterical1862
menopausal1969
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
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > scream or shriek
wrawling1533
shreaming1565
scritching1577
shriking1583
shriekinga1586
screeching1602
screaming1616
in a screek1681
squalling1712
skirling1786
shrieky1848
screecha1854
squally1862
1848 A. H. Clough Corr. 16 July (1957) I. 214 The 4 days of June I dare say you have heard spoken of in a somewhat shrieky account.
1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. vii. 355 Be judicial,..not shrieky, mobbish, and flying off into the Infinite!
1871 T. Carlyle in Mrs. Carlyle Lett. II. 328 Reciting or reading in a high shrieky tone.
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