husky
adjective
[ ˈhʌski ]
• (of a voice or utterance) sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse.
• "his voice became a husky, erotic whisper"
Similar:
throaty,
gruff,
deep,
gravelly,
hoarse,
coarse,
croaking,
croaky,
rough,
rough-sounding,
thick,
guttural,
harsh,
rasping,
raspy,
• (of a person) big and strong.
• "Paddy looked a husky, strong guy"
Similar:
strong,
muscular,
muscly,
muscle-bound,
brawny,
hefty,
burly,
chunky,
strapping,
thickset,
solid,
powerful,
heavy,
robust,
rugged,
sturdy,
Herculean,
big and strong,
broad-shouldered,
well built,
powerfully built,
solidly built,
beefy,
hunky,
hulking,
ripped,
shredded,
buff,
stalwart,
thewy,
stark,
• like or consisting of a husk or husks.
• "the husky stem of a palm tree"
husky
noun
• a powerful dog of a breed with a thick double coat which is typically grey, used in the Arctic for pulling sledges.
Origin:
mid 19th century (originally denoting a Labrador Inuit): abbreviation of obsolete Ehuskemay or Newfoundland dialect Huskemaw ‘Eskimo’, probably from Montagnais (see Eskimo). The term replaced the 18th-century term Eskimo dog .
