throaty

throaty

adj \ˈthrō-tē\

throat·i·erthroat·i·est

Definition of THROATY

1

: uttered or produced from low in the throat <a throaty voice>

2

: heavy, thick, and deep as if from the throat <throaty notes of a horn>

— throat·i·ly \ˈthrō-tə-lē\ adverb

— throat·i·ness \ˈthrō-tē-nəs\ noun

Examples of THROATY

1. <had a bad cold and a throaty cough to go with it>

First Known Use of THROATY

circa 1645

Related to THROATY

Synonyms: coarse, croaking, croaky, grating, gravel, gravelly, gruff, husky, rasping, raspy, rusty, scratchy, hoarse

Antonyms: acute, high, high-pitched, piping, sharp, shrill, treble

Related Words: growling, growly, guttural; abrasive, cacophonous, discordant, grinding, jarring, rough, scraping, scratching; cawing, raucous, screeching, squawking, strident; choked, cracked, strained, strangled; dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical

Near Antonyms: gentle, gliding, golden, liquid, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, soothing, sweet, tender; satiny, silken, smooth, soft, velvety; euphonious, lyric, lyrical, melodic, melodious, musical

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Rhymes with THROATY

dhoti, floaty, loti, roti