hoarse
51Hoarsest — Hoarse Hoarse, a. [Compar. {Hoarser}, superl. {Hoarsest}.] [OE. hors, also hos, has, AS. h[=a]s; akin to D. heesch, G. heiser, Icel. h[=a]ss, Dan. h[ae]s, Sw. hes. Cf. Prov. E. heazy.] 1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when… …
52coarse voice — hoarse voice, scratchy sounding voice …
53nay adv — hoarse adj …
54neigh v — hoarse adj, neighbour n …
55hoarseness — hoarse·ness …
56hoarsely — hoarse ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a voice) rough and harsh. DERIVATIVES hoarsely adverb hoarsen verb hoarseness noun. ORIGIN Old English …
57hoarsen — hoarse ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a voice) rough and harsh. DERIVATIVES hoarsely adverb hoarsen verb hoarseness noun. ORIGIN Old English …
58hoarseness — hoarse ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a voice) rough and harsh. DERIVATIVES hoarsely adverb hoarsen verb hoarseness noun. ORIGIN Old English …
59English-language vowel changes before historic r — In the phonological history of the English language, vowels followed (or formerly followed) by the phoneme /r/ have undergone a number of phonological changes. In recent centuries, most or all of these changes have involved merging of vowel… …
60husky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. strong, sturdy, powerful, robust, healthy; harsh, throaty, hoarse. See strength, dryness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hoarse] Syn. throaty, growling, gruff; see hoarse , loud 1 . 2. [Strong] Syn.… …