raspy
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raspy (comparative raspier, superlative raspiest)
- (of sound, especially vocal quality) Rough, raw.
- His incessant coughing made his voice sound raspy.
- Irritable.
- 1869, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Wedded:
- I don't wish to get raspy, so let's change the subject.
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rough, raw
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irritable — see irritable