Shrilly

//ˈʃɹɪli// adj, adv

adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Somewhat shrill.

    "The night—its silence—its rest, was rent in twain by a savage, a sharp, a shrilly sound that ran from end to end of Thornfield Hall."

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a shrill manner.

    "[T]he thwarted Hawk circled above, calling shrilly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a shrill voice wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
piercinglypiercingly

Example

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"The day-old chicks cheeped shrilly as their mother returned to the nest with a beak full of food."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From shrill + -ly.

Etymology 2

From shrill + -y.

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