throaty

[throh-tee]

adjective

throatier, throatiest 

1. produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.

throaty

/ ˈθrəʊtɪ /

adjective

1. indicating a sore throat; hoarse

   a throaty cough

2. of, relating to, or produced in or by the throat

3. deep, husky, or guttural

Other Word Forms

• throatily adverb
• throatiness noun
• unthroatily adverb
• unthroaty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of throaty¹

First recorded in 1635–45; throat + -y ¹

Example Sentences

After he tapped in on the 18th an hour or so earlier - and the crowds offered their throaty approval - the first person he looked for was wife Meredith.

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Britain's most popular artist chuckles a lot, his throaty laugh betraying his many years of smoking.

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A throaty roar from Draper signalled his delight – and relief – at coming through in almost four hours.

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You could hear her before you could see her: a throaty, rat-a-tat laugh — ha-ha-ha-ha — drifting through the cool canyon air.

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She wears a Star of David necklace and has rust-colored hair and an easy, throaty laugh.

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Related Words

• gruff 
• hoarse