ster·tor (stûr
t
r)
n.
A heavy snoring sound in respiration.
[New Latin, from Latin stertere, to snore.]
sterto·rous adj.
sterto·rous·ly adv.
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| Adv. |
1. |
stertorously – in a noisy and stertorous manner; “he was breathing stertorously” |
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