huskily


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
husky1
adjective (huskier, huskiest)
  • 1 (of a voice) low-pitched and slightly hoarse.
  • 2 big and strong.
  • 3 like or consisting of husks.
– derivatives
huskily adverb,
huskiness noun.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
husky2
noun (pl. huskies) a powerful dog of a breed with a thick double coat, used in the Arctic for pulling sledges.
– origin C19 (orig. denoting the Eskimo lang. or an Eskimo): abbrev. of obs. Ehuskemay or Newfoundland dial. Huskemaw ‘Eskimo’.
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