Word of the Day: Catachrestical
Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh.
1. Roughly; sternly; ruggedly; harshly.
2. --And gruffly looked the god.
Roughness of countenance; sternness.
Resonance Roget’s Thesaurus §408
N. resonance, ring, ringing, tintinabulation, reflexion, reflection, reverberation, echo, reecho, zap, zot, buzz (hiss) 409, low note, base note, bass note, flat note, grave note, deep note, bass, basso, basso profondo, baritone, barytone, contralto, echo chamber, resonator, tinnitus, bell, doorbell, buzzer, gong, cymbals (musical instruments) 417, sympathetic vibrations, natural frequency, coupled vibration frequency, overtone, resonating cavity, sounding board, tuning fork, tuning, squelch, frequency selection, resonator, resonator circuit, radio &c. @2, 3, 1, 6, 8, resonant structure, aromaticity, alternating double bonds, non-bonded resonance, pi clouds, unsaturation, double bond (valence) @2, 3, 2, 2
V. resound, reverberate, reecho, resonate, ring, jingle, gingle, chink, clink, tink, tinkle, chime, gurgle plash, goggle, echo, ring in the ear
Adj. resounding, resonant, reverberant, tinnient|, tintinnabulary, sonorous, booming, deep-toned, deep-sounding, deep-mouthed, vibrant, hollow, sepulchral, gruff
Phr. "sweet bells jangled, out of time and harsh", echoing down the mountain and through the dell
Stridor Roget’s Thesaurus §410
N. creak, creaking, discord, &c. 414, stridor, roughness, sharpness, &c. adj, cacophony, cacoepy, acute note, high note, soprano, treble, tenor, alto, falsetto, penny trumpet, voce di testa
V. creak, grate, jar, burr, pipe, twang, jangle, clank, clink, scream, yelp, buzz, set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles, pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head, offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear
Adj. creaking, stridulous, harsh, coarse, hoarse, horrisonous|, rough, gruff, grum, sepulchral, hollow, sharp, high, acute, shrill, trumpet-toned, piercing, ear-piercing, high-pitched, high-toned, cracked, discordant, cacophonous
Discourtesy Roget’s Thesaurus §895
N. discourtesy, ill breeding, ill manners, bad manners, ungainly manners, insuavity, uncourteousness, rusticity, inurbanity, illiberality, incivility displacency, disrespect, procacity, impudence, barbarism, barbarity, misbehavior, brutality, blackguardism, conduct unbecoming a gentleman, grossieret, brusquerie, vulgarity, &c. 851, churlishness, spinosity, perversity, moroseness, sternness, austerity, moodishness, captiousness, cynicism, tartness, acrimony, acerbity, virulence, asperity, scowl, black looks, frown, short answer, rebuff, hard words, contumely, unparliamentary language, personality, bear, bruin, brute, blackguard, beast, unlicked cub, frump, crosspatch, saucebox, crooked stick, grizzly
V. be -rude, insult, treat with discourtesy, take a name in vain, make bold with, make free with, take a liberty, stare out of countenance, ogle, point at, put to the blush, cut, turn one's back upon, turn on one's heel, give the cold shoulder, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, look cool upon, look coldly upon, look black upon, show the door to, send away with a flea in the ear, lose one's temper, sulk a, frown, scowl, glower, pout, snap, snarl, growl, render rude &c. ad, brutalize, brutify
Adj. discourteous, uncourteous, uncourtly, ill-bred, ill- mannered, ill-behaved, ill-conditioned, unbred, unmannerly, unmannered, impolite, unpolite, unpolished, uncivilized, ungenteel, ungentleman- like, ungentlemanly, unladylike, blackguard, vulgar, dedecorous, foul-mouthed foul-spoken, abusive, uncivil, ungracious, unceremonious, cool, pert, forward, obtrusive, impudent, rude, saucy, precocious, repulsive, uncomplaisant, unaccommodating, unneighborly, ungallant, inaffable, ungentle, ungainly, rough, rugged, bluff, blunt, gruff, churlish, boorish, bearish, brutal, brusque, stern, harsh, austere, cavalier, taint, sour, crabbed, sharp, short, trenchant, sarcastic, biting, doggish, caustic, virulent, bitter, acrimonious, venomous, contumelious, snarling, surly, surly as a bear, perverse, grim, sullen, peevish, untactful, impolitic, undiplomatic, artless, adv, discourteously, with discourtesy, with a bad grace
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