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throatiness

[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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