A loud Word
Searching for some things to blog about, I looked back at some e-mails to and from my dad. This isn't the happiest way to spend time, but it’s moving to hear his voice again, to read his writing. I miss him. Anyway, this is from an e-mail he sent many years ago about a word he discovered late one night:
ster·to·rous [STUR-ter-uhs]
Origin: 1795–1805; stertere (to snore) + -ous (much)
adjective
Especially of breathing: sounding like snoring, heavy
Related forms:
adverb: stertorously
noun: stertorousness
Pugs breathe stertorously. And so did Tony Soprano. This isn't a word anyone needs (except maybe doctors). But it’s a fun word to know and probably never use….