Meanings
adjectivehorrisonant (comparative more horrisonant, superlative most horrisonant)
comparative more horrisonant · superlative most horrisonant
- Having an unpleasant sound.
[…] one or two responded to the culprit's screams with horrisonant laughter […]
1976, Ray Coryton Hutchinson, Rising1 more example
And if it had been necessary to exact implicit and profound belief, by mysterious and horrisonant terms, he could have amazed the listener […]
1834, Robert Southey, The Doctor
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latinhorrisonus
- Latinhorrisonus
- Englishhorrisonant
Borrowed from Latin horrisonus.
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horrisonant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horrisonant
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“horrisonant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horrisonant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horrisonant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horrisonant.
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