English adjective: husky | |||
1. | husky muscular and heavily built | ||
Samples | A beefy wrestler. Had a tall burly frame. Clothing sizes for husky boys. A strapping boy of eighteen. `buirdly' is a Scottish term. | ||
Synonyms | beefy, buirdly, burly, strapping | ||
Similar | robust | ||
Domain region | Scotland | ||
Antonyms | frail | ||
2. | husky deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | ||
Samples | Gruff voices. The dog's gruff barking. Hoarse cries. Makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky. | ||
Synonyms | gruff, hoarse | ||
Similar | cacophonic, cacophonous | ||
Antonyms | euphonious, euphonous | ||
English noun: husky | |||
1. | husky (animal) breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog | ||
Synonyms | Eskimo dog | ||
Broader (hypernym) | working dog | ||