stentorian
very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice.
Origin of stentorian
1Other words from stentorian
- sten·to·ri·an·ly, adverb
- un·sten·to·ri·an, adjective
Words Nearby stentorian
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How to use stentorian in a sentence
I mean, you know, obviously one sounds terribly sort of stentorian and, you know, I mean… Ultimately, it is what it is, right?
Hanging Out with Ian McEwan: Full Transcript | The Daily Beast Video | April 14, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTWe heard Aaron Kallaberger's stentorian tones as we clattered around the bend.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd“Ship on the sands, bearing south,” roared Jack Shales at the full pitch of his stentorian voice.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneHis stentorian voice gradually draws the assembly closer to the front.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanWherever he fought, his great figure and stentorian voice were prominent in the conflict.
Historic Fredericksburg | John T. Goolrick
“No,” answered he of the coalheaving profession, in stentorian tones.
John Ingerfield and Other Stories | Jerome K. Jerome
British Dictionary definitions for stentorian
/ (stɛnˈtɔːrɪən) /
(of the voice, etc) uncommonly loud: stentorian tones
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