Advertisement
Advertisement
stentorious
[sten-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-]
Other Word Forms
- stentoriously adverb
- unstentoriously adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of stentorious1
Example Sentences
“Turn it off!” she demanded, her voice stentorious and aggrieved.
Now 51, he is a strapping, stentorious charmer who has never let his spiritual calling inhibit his fun-loving ways.
They were sitting over their dessert, and Uncle Henry, with his napkin in his buttonhole, his champagne-glass in his hand, shouted out a stentorious "welcome!" while the young host and hostess hurried down the steps, Gertrude with crimson cheeks.
Later, when the dance-hall became the theatre of Barkerville, James Anderson used to sing his rhymes to the stentorious shouting and loud stamping of the shirt-sleeved audience.
He saw every prospect of realizing the fond dream of his ambition when once again a call of duty to serve God's humble children came in stentorious tones.
Advertisement
Related Words
- biting
- www.thesaurus.com
- earsplitting
- fierce
- high-pitched
- painful
- penetrating
- shrill
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse