raspy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɑː.spɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹæs.pi/ (General-American)
- /ˈɹæs.pi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio clear quality
- (General-American) audio raspy quality
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb /*(s)krebʰ- Proto-Germanic *hrepsaną /*hrepspaną Proto-Germanic *hrespaną Proto-Germanic *hraspōną Frankish *hraspōnbor. Vulgar Latin *raspāre Old French rasperbor. Middle English raspen English rasp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English raspy From rasp + -y.
Meanings
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(of sound, qualifier:especially vocal quality) Rough, raw.
“This,” [Ambassador Robert Lighthizer] stressed in his raspy voice, “is the key economic policy battle of patriotic Americans in the upcoming generation.”
2024 November 15, Ann Scott Tyson, Laurent Belsie, “Trump prepares for ‘economic warfare’ with China”, in The Christian Science Monitor:His incessant coughing made his voice sound raspy.
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Irritable.
I don't wish to get raspy, so let's change the subject.
1869, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Wedded:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| raspier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| raspiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
irritable (irritable) · rough (rough, raw) · harsh (rough, raw) · hoarse (rough, raw) · grating (rough, raw)
Translations (17)
ro aspru (rough, raw) · ro răgușit (rough, raw) · sv raspig (rough, raw) · sv skrovlig (rough, raw) · sh promukao (rough, raw) · bg дрезгав (rough, raw) · ru дребезжа́щий (rough, raw) · nl rauw (rough, raw) · mi māngūngungu (rough, raw) · pl zgrzytliwy (rough, raw) · fr râpe (rough, raw) · fi käheä (rough, raw) · ru скреже́щущий (rough, raw) · fr râpeux (rough, raw) · de rau (rough, raw) · es ronco (rough, raw) · cs chraplavý (rough, raw)