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Sunday, May 23, 2010

strident

p. 35 "...i became entagled in some wild, strident argument wich pulled me back..."

Definition: making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

stridence, stri·den·cy, noun
stri·dent·ly, adverb
non·stri·dent, adjective


The Kanes held strident antigovernment views and, according to Internet video and audio postings featuring them, traveled the country giving seminars on ...

The reason we do so brings us to the other part of the criticism—that the rabid and fringe voice is strident and extreme, and is therefore more saleable.
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