horrisonantadj.
/hɒˈrɪsənənt/ Sounding horribly; of terrible sound.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > [adjective]
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Horrisonant, roaring, having a terrible sound.
1709 Brit. Apollo 2–4 Nov. A Multiplicity of Horisonant Phrases.
1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund II. 97 The horrisonant bam, bim, bom, of the bombs resounded throughout all the fields.
1835 R. Southey Doctor III. 106 To exact implicit and profound belief, by mysterious and horrisonant terms.
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