horrisonous

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English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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horrisonous (comparative more horrisonous, superlative most horrisonous)

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

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