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Pronounced as Stry (or Str + I) [emphasized] + Duhnt {Listen to it here}
It comes from the Latin root stridere meaning to creak.
It is also the root of Stridulate – which is to make sound by rubbing body parts such as crickets and grasshoppers do.
Situational Uses / Sentences:
- His strident attitude towards fellow mates didn’t go down well with the authorities and he was punished for misbehavior.
- His strident views on nuclear energy and nuclear weapons have earned him legions of detractors, but Sen. Pete domenici’s positive imprint on nonproliferation policy is undeniable. – The Domenici legacy @ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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