screechy
US/ˈskɹit͡ʃi/
screechy adjective: resembling a screech.
Adjective
screechy (comparative screechier, superlative screechiest)
- Resembling a screech.
- a screechy sound
- Where these Atlantics fell from acoustic grace, however, was in their feeble screechy little whistle, so different from the N.B.R. mellow standard pattern.1952 December, R. S. McNaught, “The Voice of the Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 839
- Given to screeching.
- She has a screechy voice that really grates on my nerves, like a dentist's drill.
Forms of screechy
| comparative | screechier |
|---|---|
| superlative | screechiest |
Origin of screechy
From screech + -y.
Questions about screechy
- What does screechy mean?
- Screechy means resembling a screech.
- What part of speech is screechy?
- Screechy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce screechy?
- Screechy is pronounced /ˈskɹit͡ʃi/ (US).
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