Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stertorious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ster-to-ri-ous
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"By this time his pulse was imperceptible and his breathing was stertorious, and at intervals of half a minute."

Etymology

From stertor + -ious.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: stertor

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more stertorious (comparative) most stertorious (superlative)

Derived Forms

stertoriously

Questions

What does stertorious mean?: Stertorous.
Where does stertorious come from?: From stertor + -ious.

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