| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.[Websters]
2. Being hoarse. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being coarse, harsh, rough or gruff. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being sepulchral. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being hollow. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb horrisonously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (horrisonously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective horrisonous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HORRISONOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Horrisonous \Hor*ris"o*nous\, adjective. [Latin expression horrisonus; horrere to be horrible sonus sound.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HORRISONOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
