stri ‧ dent /ˈstraɪd ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of stridere 'to make a rough unpleasant noise' ]
1 . forceful and determined, especially in a way that is offensive or annoying:
strident criticism
2 . a strident sound or voice is loud and unpleasant:
the strident calls of seagulls
—stridently adverb
—stridency noun [uncountable]