insonorous

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adjective

Not clear or melodious.

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Meanings

adjectiveinsonorous (comparative more insonorous, superlative most insonorous)

comparative more insonorous · superlative most insonorous

  1. Not clear or melodious.

    Dr. Allen, of Maine, says; "That tobacco is injurious to the voice, every one can testify, who has heard the harsh, thick, husky, mumbling, stammering, insonorous voice of the inveterate tobacco-chewer."

    1848, Dr. William A. Alcott, The Use of Tobacco: Its Physical, Intellectual and Moral Effects on the Human System, 3rd edition, page 14

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cacophonousroughscabrous

Origin

From in- + sonorous.

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APA

insonorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insonorous

MLA

“insonorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insonorous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insonorous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insonorous.

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