stertorious

English

Etymology

From stertor +‎ -ious.

Adjective

stertorious (comparative more stertorious, superlative most stertorious)

  1. (obsolete) Stertorous.
    • 1845, Edgar Allan Poe, The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar:
      By this time his pulse was imperceptible and his breathing was stertorious, and at intervals of half a minute.
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