insonorousadj.
/ɪnˈsɒnərəs/, /ɪnsə(ʊ)ˈnɔːrəs/, U.S. /ɪnˈsɑnərəs/, /ɪnsəˈnɔrəs/ rare.
Not sonorous; giving a dull or muffled sound.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > non-resonance > [adjective]
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1795 Fortnights Ramble through London (new ed.) 11 An insonorous voice exclaiming, D—n your day-lights, stop the coach!
1889 J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Method 75 The old music-room, with its straitened insonorous instruments.
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- to turn upside down
- to turn white into black
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