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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30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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