bleatyadj.
/ˈbliːti/ Having a sound like the bleat of a beast.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective]
shillOE
brightOE
shrillc1386
sharp1390
keena1400
shirl1418
piercingc1425
acute1504
shrillish1583
shrilly1594
ear-piercinga1616
sonable1623
oxytonous1653
argute1719
snellc1730
chanticleering1786
criard1840
squealing1879
shrilled1880
bird-high1920
bleaty1925
stainless steel1963
1925 W. G. Whittaker Class-singing 77 ‘A’ (as in ‘axe’) is..apt to be ‘bleaty’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1925