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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • sten·tori·an·ly adverb
  • unsten·tori·an adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stentorian1

First recorded in 1600–10; Stentor + -ian
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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?

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

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

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

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

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

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