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throaty

[throh-tee]
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adjective, throat·i·er, throat·i·est.
  1. produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.
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Origin of throaty

First recorded in 1635–45; throat + -y1
Related formsthroat·i·ly, adverbthroat·i·ness, nounun·throat·i·ly, adverbun·throat·y, adjective
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Related Words

hoarsegruffdeepgutturalhuskygularjugular

Examples from the Web for throaty

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  • At last, he licked his dry lips, and his voice broke in a throaty whisper.

    Within the Law

    Marvin Dana

  • Mr Verloc intimated in a throaty, veiled murmur that he was no longer young.

    The Secret Agent

    Joseph Conrad

  • His voice had the heavy, throaty rasp characteristic of the Martian.

  • She laughed again, a different sort of old laugh, a fat and throaty one.

    The Prisoner

    Alice Brown

  • He flung his head back and laughed his throaty affected cackle of anger.

    To-morrow

    Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for throaty

throaty

adjective throatier or throatiest
  1. indicating a sore throat; hoarsea throaty cough
  2. of, relating to, or produced in or by the throat
  3. deep, husky, or guttural
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Derived Formsthroatily, adverbthroatiness, noun
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