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raspy

[ras-pee, rah-spee] Example Sentences

rasp·y

[ras-pee, rah-spee]
adjective, rasp·i·er, rasp·i·est.
1.
harsh; grating; rasping.
2.
easily annoyed; irritable.

Origin:
1830–40; rasp + -y1

rasp·i·ness, noun
un·rasp·y, adjective
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Example Sentences
  • It is a brief, raspy rattle, usually in a group of two to three with about a second of silence between each call.
  • Song: a musical, springy, and rapid warbled song interspersed with raspy notes.
  • Their raspy tongues can clean a bone of every last tasty morsel.
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rasping or raspy (ˈrɑːspɪŋ, ˈrɑːspɪ)
 
adj
(esp of a noise) harsh or grating; rough
 
raspy or raspy
 
adj

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