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stentorian, stertorous
stentorian (sten TOR ee uhn, sten TOHR ee uhn) (adjective)
A very loud or powerful voice: "The teacher spoke to his noisy students in a stentorian tone."
stertorous (STUHR tuh ruhs) (adjective)
Characterized by a harsh snoring or gasping sound: "He often disturbed his wife's sleep with his loud stertorous breathing."

The politician not only spoke in a stentorian voice, but he was reportedly also stertorous when he was sleeping.

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stertorous
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stertorous (STUR tur uhs) (adjective), more stertorous, most stertorous
1. A heavy snoring sound while breathing during sleep; accompanied by a hoarse snoring or gasping sound: Trying to sleep with a stertorous wife makes it difficult for the husband to continue sleeping and it also applies when the circumstances are reversed.
2. Etymology: from Latin stertere, "to snort".

Descriptive of heavy snoring.
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