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ABSONOUS
Ab"so*nous, a. Etym: [L. absonus; ab + sonus sound.]
Definition: Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous. [Obs.] "Absonous to our reason." Glanvill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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