Shrilly

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shrilly \Shril"ly\, adv.
     In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Shrilly \Shril"ly\, a.
     Somewhat shrill. [Poetic] --Sir W. Scott.
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           Some kept up a shrilly mellow sound.     --Keats.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shrilly
       adv : in a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly" [syn: {piercingly}]