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deep-voiced

American  
[deep-voist] / ˈdipˈvɔɪst /

adjective

  1. having a voice that is low in pitch.

    a deep-voiced young man.


Etymology

Origin of deep-voiced

First recorded in 1840–50

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The tall, deep-voiced Padilla wrote satellite software for Hughes Aircraft.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2024

Tall with a deep-voiced Southern drawl, Daniels graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

From Seattle Times Jun. 30, 2022

The music is all Cohen, mostly from the later, deep-voiced period, some of it cover versions by the likes of Nina Simone and Anohni.

From New York Times May 1, 2022

A deep-voiced Baptist preacher who has never held political office, Warnock, 51, said that changing demographics give him a chance.

From Reuters Nov. 6, 2020

The minister was a tall coal-black deep-voiced freedman with a face that reminded me of a picture I had of my father who had died before I was old enough to know him.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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