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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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