twangiest

Maximally plucked and resonant

Twangiest is the superlative of twangy—having the most pronounced sharp, vibrating quality.

The word most often describes voices or music with a nasal, resonant character associated with country and western styles: the twangiest guitar riff on the album, She had the twangiest accent I'd ever heard.

country

banjo

Fretted drum-stringed instrument

Nashville · mandolin · dobro · guitar · western · cowboy boots · line dancing · rodeo · hayride · barn dance

sharp

piercing

Penetrating or very sharp

tinny · sharp · snappy · pinging · plinking · crisp · staccato · biting · incisive · high-pitched

nasal

drawl

Unhurried, elongated speech pattern

nasal · adenoidal · reedy · thin · pinched · sharp · piercing · distinctive · pronunciation · enunciation

stringed

banjo

Fretted drum-stringed instrument

  • guitarFretted stringed instrument
  • mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
  • dobroMetal-coned acoustic guitar

fiddle · sitar · ukulele · resonator · steel guitar · plucked · picked · strummed · acoustic · reverb

Opposites
tonal quality

twangiestmellowest

Most calm and gentle

smoothest · warmest · softest · richest · roundest

musical style/aesthetic

twangiestjazziest

Most lively and showy

Family

twangier

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G