gruff (s)
hoarse (s)
husky (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
examples gruff voices
the dog's gruff barking
hoarse cries
makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky Virgil Thomson
Outgoing links
Similar to cacophonous, cacophonic
Derivationally related form husky → huskiness
Derivationally related form hoarse → hoarseness
Derivationally related form gruff → gruffness
Incoming links
Similar to cacophonous, cacophonic
Derived from adjective huskily → husky
Derived from adjective hoarsely → hoarse
Derivationally related form huskiness → husky
Derivationally related form hoarseness → hoarse
Derivationally related form gruffness → gruff

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