"shrilly" meaning in English

See shrilly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃɹɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shrilly.wav Forms: more shrilly [comparative], most shrilly [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪli Etymology: From shrill + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|shrill|-y|id2=adjectival}} shrill + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} shrilly (comparative more shrilly, superlative most shrilly)
  1. Somewhat shrill.
    Sense id: en-shrilly-en-adj-tRpBnejr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /ˈʃɹɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shrilly.wav Forms: more shrilly [comparative], most shrilly [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪli Etymology: From shrill + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|shrill|-ly|id2=adverbial}} shrill + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} shrilly (comparative more shrilly, superlative most shrilly)
  1. In a shrill manner. Synonyms: shrillly Translations (in a shrill manner): διαπρύσιον (diaprúsion) (Ancient Greek), λιγέως (ligéōs) (Ancient Greek), kimeästi (Finnish), kimakasti (Finnish), stridemment (French), de manière stridente (French)
    Sense id: en-shrilly-en-adv-b81QYC9X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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