screechy
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈskɹit͡ʃi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English screech Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English screechy From screech + -y.
- Resembling a screech.
“a screechy sound”
“Where these Atlantics fell from acoustic grace, however, was in their feeble screechy little whistle, so different from the N.B.R. mellow standard pattern.”
- Given to screeching.
“She has a screechy voice that really grates on my nerves, like a dentist's drill.”