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English
Etymology
From in- + sonorous.
Adjective
insonorous (comparative more insonorous, superlative most insonorous)
- Not clear or melodious.
1848, Dr. William A. Alcott, The Use of Tobacco: Its Physical, Intellectual and Moral Effects on the Human System, 3rd edition, page 14:Dr. Allen, of Maine, says; "That tobacco is injurious to the voice, every one can testify, who has heard the harsh, thick, husky, mumbling, stammering, insonorous voice of the inveterate tobacco-chewer."
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