stentorian

[ sten-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr- ]

/ stɛnˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr- /

very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice.

Origin of stentorian

First recorded in 1595–1605; Stentor + -ian

sten·to·ri·an·ly, adverb un·sten·to·ri·an, adjective

I mean, you know, obviously one sounds terribly sort of stentorian and, you know, I mean… Ultimately, it is what it is, right?

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Amid the stentorian rampage none could hear their cries for aid, none could see their struggles for release.

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. V (of VI) |Louis Creswicke
Bird is in court, there is no need to call him, but he is called in stentorian tones nevertheless.

The Night Side of London |J. Ewing Ritchie
Paul and Walter joined in with stentorian yells, but their united efforts had no result.

The Motor Girls in the Mountains |Margaret Penrose

He shouted his request into my ear in a stentorian basso, he waved his hands, he pointed, he made signs.

Across China on Foot |Edwin Dingle
As it was, we heard the music and the applause, and now and then an actor's stentorian tones, when we chose to listen.

Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 2 |Nathaniel Hawthorne

stentorian

/ (stɛnˈtɔːrɪən) /

(of the voice, etc) uncommonly loud stentorian tones