stertorous

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstɜː.təɹ.əs/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈstɝ.tɚ.əs/

Adjective

stertorous (comparative more stertorous, superlative most stertorous)

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

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