husky as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
- 2
husky
noun
1 husky
Breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog.
synonym: Eskimo dog.
Dutch: sledehond
adjective
1 husky
Muscular and heavily built:
— Clothing sizes for husky boys.
synonyms: beefy, buirdly, burly, strapping.
Roget 340:
dry,
anhydrous,
arid;
adust†,
arescent†;
dried
etc.
v.;
undamped;
juiceless†,
sapless;
sear;
husky;
rainless,
without rain,
fine;
dry as a bone,
dry as dust,
dry as a stick,
dry as a mummy,
dry as a biscuit.
water proof,
water tight.
dehydrated,
dessicated.
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2 husky
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion:
— Makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky.
synonyms: gruff, hoarse.
Roget 405:
inaudible;
scarcely audible,
just audible;
low,
dull;
stifled,
muffled;
hoarse,
husky;
gentle,
soft,
faint;
floating;
purling,
flowing
etc.
v.;
whispered
etc.
v.;
liquid;
soothing;
dulcet
etc.
(melodious)
413;
susurrant†,
susurrous†.
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Roget 581:
aphonous†,
dumb,
mute;
deafmute,
deaf and dumb;
mum;
tongue-tied;
breathless,
tongueless,
voiceless,
speechless,
wordless;
mute as a fish,
mute as a stockfish†,
mute as a mackerel;
silent
etc.
(taciturn)
585;
muzzled;
inarticulate,
inaudible.
croaking,
raucous,
hoarse,
husky,
dry,
hollow,
sepulchral,
hoarse as a raven;
rough.
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Polish: chropawy, chropowaty, szorstki
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