ill-sounding

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And you, your Grace, do not you venture to write such words, for they are ill-sounding.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 25 of 55 1635-36 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander

A fault in Dickens is that nearly all his names are rugged, uncouth, and ill-sounding, and seldom characteristic.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza

“An ill-sounding list of names,” said Mr Tremayne quietly.

From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah

I took it as I 'd have taken a more ill-sounding one for money!

From Tony Butler by Lever, Charles James

Let us, however, avoid wounding unnecessarily Russian sensibilities by the use of the ill-sounding word.

From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir