gravelly

grav·el·ly

adj \ˈgrav-lē, ˈgra-və-\

Definition of GRAVELLY

1

: of, containing, or covered with gravel

2

: having a rough or grating sound <a gravelly voice>

Examples of GRAVELLY

1. <his singing voice is a little gravelly, but otherwise he's a fine musician>

First Known Use of GRAVELLY

14th century

Related to GRAVELLY

Synonyms: coarse, croaking, croaky, grating, gravel, hoarse, gruff, husky, rasping, raspy, rusty, scratchy, throaty

Related Words: growling, growly, guttural; abrasive, cacophonous, discordant, grinding, jarring, rough, scraping, scratching; cawing, raucous, screeching, squawking, strident; choked, cracked, strained, strangled; dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical

Near Antonyms: gentle, gliding, golden, liquid, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, soothing, sweet, tender; satiny, silken, smooth, soft, velvety; euphonious, lyric, lyrical, melodic, melodious, musical

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