horrisonant

English

Etymology

Of Latin origin.

Adjective

horrisonant (comparative more horrisonant, superlative most horrisonant)

1. Having an unpleasant sound.
   • 1834, Robert Southey, The Doctor:

     And if it had been necessary to exact implicit and profound belief, by mysterious and horrisonant terms, he could have amazed the listener […]

   • 1976, Ray Coryton Hutchinson, Rising:

     […] one or two responded to the culprit's screams with horrisonant laughter […]