"clangorous" meaning in All languages combined

See clangorous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more clangorous [comparative], most clangorous [superlative], clangerous [alternative], clangourous [alternative]
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  1. Making a clangor. Derived forms: clangorously, clangorousness

Alternative forms

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