STERTOROUS


Meaning of STERTOROUS in English

[ 'stə:t(ə)rəs ]

■ adjective (of breathing) noisy and laboured.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

C19: from mod. L. stertor 'snoring sound' (from L. stertere 'to snore') + -ous .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.