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English adjective: husky

1. husky muscular and heavily built


SamplesA beefy wrestler.
Had a tall burly frame.
Clothing sizes for husky boys.
A strapping boy of eighteen.
`buirdly' is a Scottish term.


Synonymsbeefy, buirdly, burly, strapping


Similarrobust


Domain regionScotland


Antonymsfrail

2. husky deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion


SamplesGruff voices.
The dog's gruff barking.
Hoarse cries.
Makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky.


Synonymsgruff, hoarse


Similarcacophonic, cacophonous


Antonymseuphonious, euphonous


English noun: husky

1. husky (animal) breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog


SynonymsEskimo dog


Broader (hypernym)working dog









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