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Definition of Shrilly
1. Adverb. In a shrill voice. "She sang rather shrilly"
Definition of Shrilly
1. adv. In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.
2. a. Somewhat shrill.
Definition of Shrilly
1. Adverb. In a shrill manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shrilly
1. shrill [adv] - See also: shrill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrilly
Literary usage of Shrilly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Kimball's Business Speller: Designed for Use in Commercial Schools by Gustavus Sylvester Kimball (1905)
"... to aid; to lessen; to display by contrast. serv" i<je a ble, beneficial.
shpe' ing, act of putting on shoes. shriek, to scream; to cry shrilly. sim ..."
2. The Gift of Paul Clermont by Warrington Dawson (1921)
""Eh, toil" his mother scolded shrilly. "Will you mind your business and learn
that lesson? Your laziness will yet make you fail at the examinations! ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"The same word as Lowland Sc. skirl, a shrill ciy ; stiri, to cry shrilly. ...
shrilly (with various readings schule, schrille), in P. Plowman, C. vii. 46. ..."
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