raspy

Adjective
US[ras-pee]/ˈræspi/2 syllables
Synonyms: gratinggravellyraspingroughscratchy

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound“a gravelly voice”Synonyms: gratinggravellyraspingroughscratchyOpposite euphoniousSimilar cacophonous, cacophonic

Related words rasp noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Rasp′y (rȧsp′y̆), adjective

Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating. Richard Doddridge Blackmore

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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