Definitions from Wiktionary (strident)

▸ adjective:  Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
▸ adjective:  Grating or obnoxious.
▸ adjective:  Forceful (typically in a negative way) or obtrusive.
▸ adjective:  (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides; forceful in a positive way.
▸ noun:  (linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.

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