gravelly
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gravelly
covered with gravel; with a harsh, rasping sound: His gravelly voice was a result of years of heavy smoking.
Not to be confused with:
gravely – extremely seriously: gravely ill; dangerously, harmfully
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grav·el·ly
(grăv′ə-lē)adj.
1. Of, full of, or covered with rock fragments or pebbles: a gravelly beach.
2. Having a harsh rasping sound: a gravelly voice.
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gravelly
(ˈɡrævəlɪ)adj
1. consisting of or abounding in gravel
2. of or like gravel
3. (esp of a voice) harsh and grating
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grav•el•ly
(ˈgræv ə li)adj.
1. of, like, or abounding in gravel.
2. harsh; raspy: a gravelly voice.
[1350–1400]
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Adj. | 1. | gravelly - abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach" |
2. | gravelly - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten |
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gravelly
adjective husky, rough, harsh, rasping, croaking, hoarse, gruff, throaty, guttural, croaky There was a triumphant note in his gravelly voice.
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gravelly
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[ˈgrævəlɪ] adj (soil, shore) → ghiaioso/a; (voice) → rauco/a, roco/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995