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throaty
throat·y
/
ˈθroʊ
ti
/
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[
throh
-tee
]
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adjective,
throat·i·er,
throat·i·est.
produced or modified in the
throat
, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.
Origin:
1635–45;
throat
+
-y
1
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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