stertorous

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: ster=to=rous

CIDE DICTIONARY

stertorous, a. [L. stertere to snore: cf. F. stertoreux.].

 Characterized by a deep snoring, which accompanies inspiration in some diseases, especially apoplexy; hence, hoarsely breathing; snoring.  [1913 Webster]
"Burning, stertorous breath that hurt her cheek."  [1913 Webster]
"The day has ebbed away, and it is night in his room, before his stertorous breathing lulls."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stertorous, adj. (of breathing etc.) heavy; sounding like snoring.

Derivative

stertorously adv. stertorousness n.

Etymology

stertor, mod.L f. L stertere snore

THESAURUS

stertorous

asthmatic, brassy, brazen, breathing, choked, coarse, cracked, croaking, croaky, dry, errhine, expiratory, gruff, guttural, harsh, harsh-sounding, heaving, hoarse, huffing, husky, inspiratory, metallic, nasal, panting, pneumonic, puffing, pulmonary, pulmonic, ragged, raucid, raucous, respiratory, rhinal, rough, roupy, rude, sneezy, sniffling, sniffly, sniffy, snoring, snorting, snuffling, snuffly, snuffy, squawking, squawky, sternutatory, strangled, thick, throaty, tinny, wheezing, wheezy

ROGET THESAURUS

stertorous

Voice

N voice, vocality, organ, lungs, bellows, good voice, fine voice, powerful voice, musical voice, intonation, tone of voice, vocalization, cry, strain, utterance, prolation, exclamation, ejaculation, vociferation, ecphonesis, enunciation, articulation, articulate sound, distinctness, clearness, of articulation, stage whisper, delivery, accent, accentuation, emphasis, stress, broad accent, strong accent, pure accent, native accent, foreign accent, pronunciation, homonym, orthoepy, cacoepy, euphony, gastriloquism, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, polyphonism, polyphonist, phonology, vocal, phonetic, oral, ejaculatory, articulate, distinct, stertorous, euphonious, how sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman, the organ of the soul, thy voice is a celestial melody.

Sound

N sound, noise, strain, accent, twang, intonation, tone, cadence, sonorousness, audibility, resonance, voice, aspirate, ideophone, rough breathing, acoustics, phonics, phonetics, phonology, phonography, diacoustics, diaphonics, phonetism, sounding, soniferous, sonorous, sonorific, resonant, audible, distinct, stertorous, phonetic, phonic, phonocamptic, a thousand trills and quivering sounds, forensis strepitus.