screechy

American

[skree-chee] / ˈskri tʃi /

adjective

screechier, screechiest

like or suggesting screeching.
producing screeches.

a screechy door.

screechy British

/ ˈskriːtʃɪ /

adjective

loud and shrill

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Etymology

Origin of screechy

First recorded in 1820–30; screech + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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The tires’ screechy chatter only relents as the car picks up momentum in second gear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Opening episodes of “The Office” presented Michael Scott as a screechy menace.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

Somehow there are two notes involved, a screechy high one and a shouty low one.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2021

“La Llorona” avoids the tropes of horror: the screechy violins and bumping furniture.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2020

And then a screechy voice called out from afar.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

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