shrillish

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adjective

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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Meanings

adjectiveshrillish (comparative more shrillish, superlative most shrillish)

comparative more shrillish · superlative most shrillish

  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 […]

Origin

From shrill + -ish.

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APA

shrillish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrillish

MLA

“shrillish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrillish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrillish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrillish.

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