raspy.

Rough-sounding, as though scraped or strained.

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Words that belong together

• raspy voice
• raspy cough

On the page

A raspy voice emerged after his long silence.

Her raspy cough interrupted the reading at the same line each time.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more raspy; superlative most raspy where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.