stentorian

[ sten-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr- ]

adjective

1. very loud or powerful in sound:

   a stentorian voice.

stentorian

/ stɛnˈtɔːrɪən /

adjective

1. (of the voice, etc) uncommonly loud

   stentorian tones

Other Words From

• sten·tori·an·ly adverb
• unsten·tori·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stentorian¹

First recorded in 1600–10; Stentor + -ian

Example Sentences

I mean, you know, obviously one sounds terribly sort of stentorian and, you know, I mean… Ultimately, it is what it is, right?

From The Daily Beast

We heard Aaron Kallaberger's stentorian tones as we clattered around the bend.

From Project Gutenberg

“Ship on the sands, bearing south,” roared Jack Shales at the full pitch of his stentorian voice.

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His stentorian voice gradually draws the assembly closer to the front.

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Wherever he fought, his great figure and stentorian voice were prominent in the conflict.

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“No,” answered he of the coalheaving profession, in stentorian tones.

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