stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-un\ adjective
: extremely loud
Example sentence: "Stop that man," Tom yelled in a stentorian voice as he jostled his way through the crowd after the pickpocket.
Did you know? The Greek herald Stentor was known for having a voice that came through loud and clear. In fact, in the _Iliad_, Homer described Stentor as a man whose voice was as loud as that of fifty men together. Stentor's powerful voice made him a natural choice for delivering announcements and proclamations to the assembled Greek army during the Trojan War, and it also made his name a byword for any person with a loud, strong voice. Both the noun "stentor" and the related adjective "stentorian" pay homage to the big-voiced warrior, and both have been making noise in English since the early 17th century.
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You just described me, "explaining" necessities to my kids. Urgh. I'll have to do better.
A hushed voice always attracts more attention. They say.
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