HUSKY

gruff, hoarse, husky

(adjective) deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; “gruff voices”; “the dog’s gruff barking”; “hoarse cries”; “makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky”- Virgil Thomson

beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly

(adjective) muscular and heavily built; “a beefy wrestler”; “had a tall burly frame”; “clothing sizes for husky boys”; “a strapping boy of eighteen”; “‘buirdly’ is a Scottish term”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)

(of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding.

(US) Burly, stout.

Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.

Etymology 2

Noun

husky (plural huskies)

Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

Synonyms

• polar dog

Etymology

Proper noun

Husky

(dated) Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples.

Noun

Husky (plural Huskies)

(dated) An Eskimo person.

Source: Wiktionary


Husk"y, a. Etym: [From Husk, n.]

Definition: Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. Dryden.

Hus"ky, a. Etym: [Prob. for husty; cf. OE. host cough, AS. hwosta; akin to D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. hosti. See Wheeze.]

Definition: Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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