adjective
- thin and harsh in sound; unmelodious
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The scrannel pipes of the amateur band hurt our ears.
- His scrannel voice cracked as he tried to sing the high notes.
- The old radio produced only scrannel sounds through its worn speakers.
- She winced at the scrannel cry of the rusty gate.
- The poet described the wind’s scrannel whistle through the bare trees.