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gravelly


 
  Overview  of  adj  gravelly 
 
  The  adj  gravelly  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  gravelly,  pebbly,  shingly  --  (abounding  in  small  stones;  "landed  at  a  shingly  little  beach") 
  2.  grating,  gravel,  gravelly,  rasping,  raspy,  rough  --  (unpleasantly  harsh  or  grating  in  sound;  "a  gravelly  voice") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  gravelly 
 
  2  senses  of  gravelly 
 
  Sense  1 
  gravelly,  pebbly,  shingly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  beachy)  ->  cliffy,  clifflike 
 
  Sense  2 
  grating,  gravel,  gravelly,  rasping,  raspy,  rough 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cacophonous)  ->  euphonious,  euphonous 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  gravelly 
 
  2  senses  of  gravelly 
 
  Sense  1 
  gravelly,  pebbly,  shingly 
  =>  beachy  (vs.  cliffy),  beachlike 
 
  Sense  2 
  grating,  gravel,  gravelly,  rasping,  raspy,  rough 
  =>  cacophonous  (vs.  euphonious),  cacophonic 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  gravelly 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  gravelly 
 
  gravelly  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  gravelly 
  gravelly 
 
  Overview  of  adj  gravelly 
 
  The  adj  gravelly  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  gravelly,  pebbly,  shingly  --  (abounding  in  small  stones;  "landed  at  a  shingly  little  beach") 
  2.  grating,  gravel,  gravelly,  rasping,  raspy,  rough  --  (unpleasantly  harsh  or  grating  in  sound;  "a  gravelly  voice") 



gravelly definition