altisonous

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin altisonus.

Adjective

altisonous (comparative more altisonous, superlative most altisonous)

1. Alternative form of altisonant

References

• “altisonous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.