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husky definition
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Grep of noun husky husky siberian husky Overview of noun husky The noun husky has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Eskimo dog, husky -- (breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog) Overview of adj husky The adj husky has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly -- (muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; (`buirdly' is a Scottish term; "a buirdly lad of twelve")) 2. (1) gruff, hoarse, husky -- (deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky:- Virgil Thomson) Antonyms of adj husky 2 senses of husky Sense 1 beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly INDIRECT (VIA robust) -> frail Sense 2 gruff, hoarse, husky INDIRECT (VIA cacophonous) -> euphonious, euphonous Similarity of adj husky 2 senses of husky Sense 1 beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly => robust (vs. frail) Sense 2 gruff, hoarse, husky => cacophonous (vs. euphonious), cacophonic Attributes of adj husky Familiarity of adj husky husky used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj husky husky Overview of noun husky The noun husky has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Eskimo dog, husky -- (breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog) Overview of adj husky The adj husky has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly -- (muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; (`buirdly' is a Scottish term; "a buirdly lad of twelve")) 2. (1) gruff, hoarse, husky -- (deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky:- Virgil Thomson)
husky definition
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