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shrillish

adj

Etymology

From shrill + -ish.

  1. inherited from sċill — “sonorous sounding”
  2. inherited from schrille
  3. suffixed as shrillish — “shrill + ish”

Definitions

  1. Somewhat shrill.

    • September 20, 1856, Charles Dickens, Household Words I was startled by a rather shrillish voice from the other side of the gate […]

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