characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind. productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.
portent. n. 1. a sign or indication of a future event, esp a momentous or calamitous one; omen. 2. momentous or ominous significance: a cry of dire portent. 3. a miraculous occurrence; marvel. [C16: from Latin portentum sign, omen, from portendere to portend].
The definition of strident is something loud, harsh-sounding or shrill. An example of strident is the sound of an angry mob. 1  harsh-sounding; shrill; grating. 2  characterized by harsh, irritating insistence.