Word of the Day: STENTORIAN
stentorian (adj) - utilizing a booming voice; very loud or powerful in sound
stentorious is a less common word for stentorian
BREAKDOWN: Sténtōr was the herald of the Greek forces in the Iliad, noted for his loud voice. Homer made the thunderous herald the stuff of legend: “In form of Stentor of the brazen voice, Whose shout was as the shout of fifty men.”
“He invariably broke down, and the command which was commenced in a stentorian voice was ended in a hoarse whisper.” —Paul Boyton
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