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🔊 With high tones 3️⃣ Three times more
trebly

trebly

9.1
In a way that makes a sound higher and sharper
  • adverb
  • /ˈtrɛbli/
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  • After adjusting the equalizer, the music became much more trebly than before.

Examples

  • The old radio made the singer's voice sound unusually trebly and sharp.

  • The guitar sounded trebly during the concert.

  • Some people prefer a trebly sound for listening to classical music.

  • She prefers her voice to sound trebly in the recording.

  • After adjusting the equalizer, the music became much more trebly than before.

  • The old radio made the singer's voice sound unusually trebly and sharp.

  • Some people prefer a trebly sound for listening to classical music.

Synonyms

shrilly
vstrebly
1 6.6

With a high, sharp sound that hurts your ears

emphasizes high tones without adding a harsh, piercing quality
glassily
vstrebly
7.5

In a clear, high, ringing way like glass

emphasizes high tones by boosting them rather than being a ringing sound

How High

piercingly
1 6.9
trebly
9.1
brightly
69 1.0

Surface Forms

trebly positive

Morphology

trebly = treble (semi-transparent) = treble + ly

While 'ly' is a common adverbial suffix, the specific meaning related to sound is not immediately obvious.

Etymology

Trebly comes from treble, a word that once meant 'threefold' and named the highest singing part in old music. So trebly is used for sounds that are 'high' or 'sharp'.