croakyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkrəʊki/, U.S.

/ˈkroʊki/

Etymology: < croak n. or croak v. + -y suffix¹.

1. Characterized by croaking; given to croaking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > hoarse or husky

hoarsec1000

stoppedc1485

hoarsy1570

croaking1608

throaty1647

furred1666

rouped1677

gruffa1712

cracked1739

roupy1756

hoarsened1798

gruffish1812

gin and fog1842

grasshoppery1849

croaky1851

feathery1881

tonsilly1894

wine-tasting1936

gravelly1944

gravelled1958

1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling ii. iv. 171 His voice was croaky and shrill.

1854 C. Dickens Let. 26 Sept. (1993) VII. 424 A croaky voice.

2. Nautical. (See quot.)

ΚΠ

1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 112 Croaky, a term applied to plank when it curves or compasses much in short lengths.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	croaky
释义	croakyadj. Brit. /ˈkrəʊki/, U.S. /ˈkroʊki/ Etymology: < croak n. or croak v. + -y suffix¹. 1. Characterized by croaking; given to croaking. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > hoarse or husky hoarsec1000 stoppedc1485 hoarsy1570 croaking1608 throaty1647 furred1666 rouped1677 gruffa1712 cracked1739 roupy1756 hoarsened1798 gruffish1812 gin and fog1842 grasshoppery1849 croaky1851 feathery1881 tonsilly1894 wine-tasting1936 gravelly1944 gravelled1958 1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling ii. iv. 171 His voice was croaky and shrill. 1854 C. Dickens Let. 26 Sept. (1993) VII. 424 A croaky voice. 2. Nautical. (See quot.) ΚΠ 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 112 Croaky, a term applied to plank when it curves or compasses much in short lengths. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1850
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