ill-sounding
Example Sentences
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But when he communed with his son concerning the espousals, and informed him of his plans, the son thought it strange and ill-sounding, and cast it off, and left his father and went into exile.
From Barlaam and Ioasaph by Saint John of Damascus
At the ill-sounding place Ourigiague, just beyond, they were royally entertained.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 by Various
Let us, however, avoid wounding unnecessarily Russian sensibilities by the use of the ill-sounding word.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
At Bayonne, concerning a clerical epistle in which an ill-sounding phrase occurs, "the grand-vicar who drew it up is sent to Pignerol for ten years, and I think that the bishop is exiled."
From The Modern Regime, Volume 2 by John Durand
Its coarse and ill-sounding name is worthy of the dance.
From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Eliza Leslie
