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throatily

 [throh-tee]  

throat·y

   [throh-tee]
adjective, throat·i·er, throat·i·est.
produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.
Origin:
1635–45; throat + -y1

Related forms
throat·i·ly, adverb
throat·i·ness, noun
un·throat·i·ly, adverb
un·throat·y, adjective
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throaty (ˈθrəʊtɪ)
 
—adj , throatier, throatiest
1.  indicating a sore throat; hoarse: a throaty cough
2.  of, relating to, or produced in or by the throat
3.  deep, husky, or guttural
 
'throatily
 
—adv
 
'throatiness
 
—n

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