stridently
(adverb) in a strident manner; “the cheap clock ticked stridently”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stridently (comparative more stridently, superlative most stridently)
In a strident manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Stri"dent, a. Etym: [L. stridens, -entis, p.pr. of stridere to make a grating or creaking noise.]
Definition: Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. "A strident voice." Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
