Word of the Day 03/28/22 Stentorian
Stentorian (adjective)
stentorian [ sten-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr- ]
adjective
1. very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice.
OTHER WORDS FROM STENTORIAN
sten·to·ri·an·ly, adverb
un·sten·to·ri·an, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO STENTORIAN
blaring, loud, orotund, resounding, sonorous
See synonyms for stentorian on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1595–1605; Stentor + -ian
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|DAILY BEAST
We 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. BALLANTYNE
His stentorian voice gradually draws the assembly closer to the front.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHIST|ALEXANDER BERKMAN
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
stentorian [ sten-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr- ]
adjective
1. very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice.
OTHER WORDS FROM STENTORIAN
sten·to·ri·an·ly, adverb
un·sten·to·ri·an, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO STENTORIAN
blaring, loud, orotund, resounding, sonorous
See synonyms for stentorian on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1595–1605; Stentor + -ian
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|DAILY BEAST
We 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. BALLANTYNE
His stentorian voice gradually draws the assembly closer to the front.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHIST|ALEXANDER BERKMAN
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.