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insonorous

insonorous adjective: not clear or melodious.

Adjective

insonorous (comparative more insonorous, superlative most insonorous)

  1. Not clear or melodious.
    • Dr. Allen, of Maine, says; "That tobacco is injurious to the voice, every one can testify, who has heard the harsh, thick, husky, mumbling, stammering, insonorous voice of the inveterate tobacco-chewer."1848, Dr. William A. Alcott, The Use of Tobacco: Its Physical, Intellectual and Moral Effects on the Human System, 3rd edition, page 14

Forms of insonorous

comparativemore insonorous
superlativemost insonorous

Origin of insonorous

From in- + sonorous.

Questions about insonorous

What does insonorous mean?
Insonorous means not clear or melodious.
What part of speech is insonorous?
Insonorous is an adjective.

Words near insonorous in the dictionary

  1. insonications
  2. insonification
  3. insonifications
  4. insonified
  5. insonify
  6. insonorous
  7. insooth
  8. insouciance
  9. insouciances
  10. insouciant
  11. insouciantly

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