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Webster 1913 Edition

Horrisonous

Hor-ris′o-nous

,
Adj.
[L.
horrisonus
;
horrere
to be horrible +
sonus
a sound.]
Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.
[Obs.]
Bailey.

Webster 1828 Edition

Horrisonous

HORRIS'ONOUS

,
Adj.
[L. horrisonus; horreo, to shake, and sonus, sound.] Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.

Definition 2024

horrisonous

horrisonous

English

Adjective

horrisonous ‎(comparative more horrisonous, superlative most horrisonous)

  1. (obsolete) Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.
    Bailey.

Synonyms

Etymology

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

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