throaty

[throh-tee]

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adjective, throat·i·er, throat·i·est.

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

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 for throaty

hoarse, gruff, deep, guttural, husky, gular, jugular

Examples from the Web for throaty

Contemporary Examples of throaty

Clinton punctuated her hammy gesture with a deep, throaty chuckle.
Hillary Takes on the World: Clinton’s Foreign Policy Record in the Spotlight
Lloyd Grove
June 12, 2014

Historical Examples of throaty

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.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930
Various
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

indicating a sore throat; hoarsea throaty cough
of, relating to, or produced in or by the throat
deep, husky, or guttural

Derived Formsthroatily, adverbthroatiness, noun

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