Meanings
adjectivestertorous (comparative more stertorous, superlative most stertorous)
comparative more stertorous · superlative most stertorous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof breathing having a heavy snoring sound
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Origin
- Latinstertō“to snore”
- Englishstertorous
From Latin stertō (“to snore”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian хри́пкав
- хри́пкав (hrípkav)Sounding like snoring
Czech chroptivý, chroptící
- chroptivýSounding like snoring
- chroptícíSounding like snoring
Finnish korahteleva, koriseva
- korahtelevaSounding like snoring
- korisevaSounding like snoring
French stertoreux
- stertoreuxSounding like snoring
German röchelnd
- röchelndSounding like snoring
Russian тяжёлый, хрипящий
- тяжёлый (tjažólyj)Sounding like snoring
- хрипящий (xripjaščij)Sounding like snoring
- затруднённый (zatrudnjónnyj)Sounding like snoring
- стерторозный (stertoroznyj)Sounding like snoring
Spanish estertoroso
- estertorosoSounding like snoring
Ukrainian хрипкий, стерторозний
- хрипкий (xrypkyj)Sounding like snoring
- стерторозний (stertoroznyj)Sounding like snoring
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APA
stertorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stertorous
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“stertorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stertorous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stertorous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stertorous.
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