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snory

snory adjective: resembling or characteristic of a snore.

Adjective

snory (comparative snorier, superlative snoriest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a snore.
    • He was still singing in a low, snory voice ten minutes later, when he finally dozed off.1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
  2. (informal) Boring, as if to put one to sleep.
    • If you think chemistry is the snoriest of the sciences, think again! Chemists have all sorts of fantastic jobs - from mixing up potent potions and cure-all drugs, to finding new elements.2000, Clare Oliver, Mind-boggling Science

Forms of snory

comparativesnorier
superlativesnoriest

Origin of snory

From snore + -y.

Questions about snory

What does snory mean?
Snory means resembling or characteristic of a snore.
What part of speech is snory?
Snory is an adjective.

Words near snory in the dictionary

  1. Snorton
  2. snorts
  3. snortski
  4. snortskis
  5. snorty
  6. snory
  7. SNOs
  8. snot
  9. snot block
  10. snot blocks
  11. snot otter

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