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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