screechy

[skree-chee]

adjective

screechier, screechiest 

1. like or suggesting screeching. screeching.

2. producing screeches.

   a screechy door.

ˈscreechy

/ ˈskriːtʃɪ /

adjective

1. loud and shrill

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈscreechy¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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It added to the screechy tone and political division perceived in the United States and abroad during those years.

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“Rosa keeps bugging me to go, but it’s just screechy.”

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If you want a children’s show that is not screechy, or if your family is not quite ready to summit Mount “Adventure Time,” watch this.

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I learned they almost never made their strange screechy noise when the sun was out.

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