GRAVELLY

grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy

(adjective) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; “a gravelly voice”

gravelly, pebbly, shingly

(adjective) abounding in small stones; “landed at a shingly little beach”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

gravelly (comparative more gravelly, superlative most gravelly)

Full of, or covered with gravel or pebbles.

(of a voice) Unpleasantly harsh or rasping.

Source: Wiktionary


Grav"el*ly, a.

Definition: Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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