sonoriferous

adjective

son·​o·​rif·​er·​ous

¦sänə¦rif(ə)rəs

: soniferous

also : resounding

sonoriferously adverb

Word History

Etymology

Latin sonor sound + English -iferous; akin to Latin sonus sound

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