ill-sounding

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The tribunal had received another information against the Count in 1577, concerning some ill-sounding propositions, but they had not sufficient proof to proceed upon.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

The girl had been foolish, allowing herself to be influenced by the man's red hair and ill-sounding name,—not knowing a real pearl when she saw it.

From Ayala's Angel by Trollope, Anthony

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

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

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 Durand, John

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