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gravelly
gravellycovered 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, harmfullygrav·el·ly G0239600 (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.gravelly (ˈɡrævəlɪ) adj1. consisting of or abounding in gravel2. of or like gravel3. (esp of a voice) harsh and gratinggrav•el•ly (ˈgræv ə li) adj. 1. of, like, or abounding in gravel. 2. harsh; raspy: a gravelly voice. [1350–1400] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | gravelly - abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach"pebbly, shinglyrough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" | | 2. | gravelly - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"grating, rasping, raspy, scratchy, roughcacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten |
gravellyadjective husky, rough, harsh, rasping, croaking, hoarse, gruff, throaty, guttural, croaky There was a triumphant note in his gravelly voice.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeegravelgravelly
Synonyms for gravellyadj huskySynonyms- husky
- rough
- harsh
- rasping
- croaking
- hoarse
- gruff
- throaty
- guttural
- croaky
Synonyms for gravellyadj abounding in small stonesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj unpleasantly harsh or grating in soundSynonyms- grating
- rasping
- raspy
- scratchy
- rough
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