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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

horrisonous en · ADJ

Etymology

From Latin horrisonus, from horrere (“to be horrible”) + sonus (“a sound”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.
    • Words of most horrisonous roaring. 1631, Celestina:

Forms

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more horrisonous Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most horrisonous Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

horrisonant · cacophonous