stentorian
adj/stɛnˈtɔː.ɹi.ən/
Etymology
From Stentor + -ian, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ (Sténtōr). Stentor was the herald of the Greek forces in the Iliad, noted for his loud voice.
Definitions
Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.
- There seemed no one to dispute his claims when he said, or rather shouted, in stentorian tones: "I am Tsa. This is my she. Who wishes her more than Tsa?"
Stern, authoritarian
Stern, authoritarian; demanding of respect.
Rare form of stentorian.
- Neither is eloquence or rhetoric unclaimed by him: he perſuaded with Stentorian loquacity, and convinces by the irreſiſtible powers of a bellowing horſe laugh.
- Lieut. Col. [Charles] Bœrstler, exerting a Stentorian voice, roared in various directions as though he commanded thousands, and created such a panic in the enemy, that they fled before him whereever he moved.
- But Ramble, who was remarkable for his Stentorian faculties, riſing, put an end to the diſpute, by roaring out the burleſque on the Attic Fire, in a voice Stentor himſelf need not have been aſhamed to own.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for stentorian. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA