horrisonousadj.
= horrisonant adj.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > [adjective]
foula1398
uglyc1400
unsweet1579
absonant1600
teeth-edging1603
horrisonous1631
horrisonant1656
ungrateful1659
common sounding1676
lacerant1785
cacophonous1797
uncadencedc1838
cacophonic1847
unlistenable1872
uneuphonious1880
ineuphonious1887
1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd vii. 84 Words of most horrisonous roaring.
1901 Daily Chron. 31 Dec. 5/1 Sophie oft wakes on my snorting horrisonous.
1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File xv. 91 I listened to the ululating wail and horrisonous mewl.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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