Stertorously

//ˈstɝ.tɚ.əs.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With heavy breathing, as if snoring; in a stertorous manner.

    "The patient was now breathing stertorously and it was easy to see that he had suffered some terrible injury."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a noisy and stertorous manner wordnet

Example

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"The patient was now breathing stertorously and it was easy to see that he had suffered some terrible injury."

Etymology

From stertorous + -ly.

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