strid·u·lous (str j  -ls)adj. 1. Characterized by or making a shrill grating sound or noise. 2. Relating to or characterized by stridor. [From Latin str  dulus, from strd re, to make harsh sounds, ultimately of imitative origin.]strid u·lous·ly adv. |
stridulous [ˈstrɪdjʊləs], stridulant
adj
1. making a harsh, shrill, or grating noise
2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol of, relating to, or characterized by stridor
[from Latin strīdulus, from strīdēre to make a harsh noise. See strident]
stridulously , stridulantly adv
stridulousness , stridulance n
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