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stertorious

English

Etymology

From stertor +? -ious.

Adjective

stertorious (comparative more stertorious, superlative most stertorious)

  1. (obsolete) Stertorous.
    • 1845, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar’:
      By this time his pulse was imperceptible and his breathing was stertorious, and at intervals of half a minute.

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stertorous

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?st??.t??.?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?st?.t?.?s/

Adjective

stertorous (comparative more stertorous, superlative most stertorous)

  1. Sounding like snoring or snorting.
    • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IX:
      Baldy had not moved since lying down, and his regular and somewhat sterterous breathing [] told Monica that he was alive and resting comfortably.

Derived terms

  • stertorously

Related terms

  • stertor

Translations

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