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Webster 1913 Edition


Stridulous

Strid′u-lous

,
Adj.
[L.
stridulus
. See
Strident
.]
Making a shrill, creaking sound.
Sir T. Browne.
The Sarmatian boor driving his
stridulous
cart.
Longfellow.
Stridulous laryngitis
(Med.)
,
a form of croup, or laryngitis, in children, associated with dyspnoea, occurring usually at night, and marked by crowing or stridulous breathing.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stridulous

STRIDULOUS

,
Adj.
[L.] Making a small harsh sound or a creaking.