Category:Stertorous

Ster"to*rous, a. Etym: [l. stertere to snore: cf. F. stertoreux.]

Defn: characterized by a deep snoring, which accompaines inspiration In some diseases, especially apoplexy; hence, hoarsely breathing; Snoring. Burning, stertorous breath that hurt her cheek. Mrs. Browning. The day has ebbed away, and it is night in his room, before his Stertorous breathing lulls. Dickens.