NichiDict

けたたましい

[ketatamashii]

Meanings

1.Adj-i

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

Examples

けたたましい声で目が覚めた。

I woke up to a piercing voice.

早朝に鳴り響いた目覚まし時計の音がけたたましかった

The alarm clock that went off early in the morning was piercing.

この鳥の鳴き声は思ったほどけたたましくない

This bird's call is not as shrill as expected.