stentorian

[ sten-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr- ]

/ stɛnˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR stentorian ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice.

Origin of stentorian

First recorded in 1595–1605; Stentor + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM stentorian

sten·to·ri·an·ly, adverbun·sten·to·ri·an, adjective

Words nearby stentorian

stenotypy, stenoxenous, Stensen's duct, stent, Stentor, stentorian, stentorious, step, step aerobics, Stepanakert, step-and-repeat

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Example sentences from the Web for stentorian

I mean, you know, obviously one sounds terribly sort of stentorian and, you know, I mean… Ultimately, it is what it is, right?
Hanging Out with Ian McEwan: Full Transcript|The Daily Beast Video|April 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Amid the stentorian rampage none could hear their cries for aid, none could see their struggles for release.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V (of VI)|Louis Creswicke
Bird is in court, there is no need to call him, but he is called in stentorian tones nevertheless.
The Night Side of London|J. Ewing Ritchie
Paul and Walter joined in with stentorian yells, but their united efforts had no result.
The Motor Girls in the Mountains|Margaret Penrose

He shouted his request into my ear in a stentorian basso, he waved his hands, he pointed, he made signs.
Across China on Foot|Edwin Dingle
As it was, we heard the music and the applause, and now and then an actor's stentorian tones, when we chose to listen.
Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for stentorian

stentorian

/ (stɛnˈtɔːrɪən) /

adjective

(of the voice, etc) uncommonly loudstentorian tones

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单词	stentorian
释义	stentorian [ sten-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr- ] / stɛnˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stentorian ON THESAURUS.COM adjective very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice. Origin of stentorian First recorded in 1595–1605; Stentor + -ian OTHER WORDS FROM stentorian sten·to·ri·an·ly, adverbun·sten·to·ri·an, adjective Words nearby stentorian stenotypy, stenoxenous, Stensen's duct, stent, Stentor, stentorian, stentorious, step, step aerobics, Stepanakert, step-and-repeat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stentorian I mean, you know, obviously one sounds terribly sort of stentorian and, you know, I mean… Ultimately, it is what it is, right? Hanging Out with Ian McEwan: Full Transcript\|The Daily Beast Video\|April 14, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Amid the stentorian rampage none could hear their cries for aid, none could see their struggles for release. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V (of VI)\|Louis Creswicke Bird is in court, there is no need to call him, but he is called in stentorian tones nevertheless. The Night Side of London\|J. Ewing Ritchie Paul and Walter joined in with stentorian yells, but their united efforts had no result. The Motor Girls in the Mountains\|Margaret Penrose He shouted his request into my ear in a stentorian basso, he waved his hands, he pointed, he made signs. Across China on Foot\|Edwin Dingle As it was, we heard the music and the applause, and now and then an actor's stentorian tones, when we chose to listen. Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 2\|Nathaniel Hawthorne British Dictionary definitions for stentorian stentorian / (stɛnˈtɔːrɪən) / adjective (of the voice, etc) uncommonly loudstentorian tones Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stentorian loud, orotund, sonorous, blaring, resounding
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stentorian

adjective

Origin of stentorian

OTHER WORDS FROM stentorian

Words nearby stentorian

Example sentences from the Web for stentorian

British Dictionary definitions for stentorian

adjective

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