Etymology

stridulous

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Today it means: Emitting a particularly harsh or shrill sound. Full definition →

Latin stridulus
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  1. Latin · derived fromstridulus“creaking, giving a shrill sound”
  2. English todaystridulous

From Latin stridulus (“creaking, giving a shrill sound”), from stridere (“to utter an inarticulate sound, creak, grate”).

Words from the same roots

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