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Webster 1913 Edition
Stridulous
Strid′u-lous
,Adj.
[L.
stridulus
. See Strident
.] Making a shrill, creaking sound.
Sir T. Browne.
The Sarmatian boor driving his
stridulous
cart. Longfellow.
Stridulous laryngitis
(Med.)
, a form of croup, or laryngitis, in children, associated with dyspnoea, occurring usually at night, and marked by crowing or stridulous breathing.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stridulous
STRIDULOUS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
stridulous
stridulous
English
Adjective
stridulous (comparative more stridulous, superlative most stridulous)
- Emitting a particularly harsh or shrill sound.
- Longfellow
- the Sarmatian boor driving his stridulous cart
- Longfellow
- (pathology) Relating to stridor.
References
- “stridulous” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).