1
[ adverb ] in a hoarse or husky voice

Synonyms

huskily

Examples

"`Excuse me,' he said hoarsely"

Used in print

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

`` Look , Lord '' , he said hoarsely .

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

He hollered hoarsely , `` Hang_on '' ! and goaded the oxen as he yelled .

Related terms

gruff gruff gruff

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Rhymes with

parsley huxley sparsely thusly fiercely scarcely nicely falsely vicariously notoriously hilariously seriously enormously laboriously precariously flawlessly tirelessly curiously incongruously furiously mysteriously gloriously carelessly conversely precisely cautiously variously honestly presley grossly precisely piously concisely expressly aimlessly purposely callously famously zealously nervously loosely mostly tersely wesley needlessly ruthlessly unconsciously rigorously righteously marvelously assiduously unceremoniously ludicrously restlessly religiously jealously tediously vigorously anxiously synonymously vociferously breathlessly contemporaneously consciously suspiciously ceaselessly miraculously mindlessly meticulously mercilessly tenaciously ridiculously unanimously viciously listlessly ambitiously relentlessly princely recklessly intravenously hopelessly instantaneously ingeniously indigenously previously surreptitiously hideously humorously harmoniously helplessly subconsciously unambiguously harmlessly gratuitously grievously precipitously graciously generously posthumously strenuously studiously frivolously fruitlessly spontaneously perilously facetiously tremendously tremulously anonymously fabulously expeditiously erroneously outrageously painlessly enviously endlessly effortlessly ominously ostentatiously shamelessly disastrously obviously dangerously simultaneously courageously contemptuously continuously conspicuously scrupulously conscientiously closely tensely densely nestle ferociously immensely inversely adversely profusely intensely perversely capriciously judiciously maliciously prodigiously

Phonetic and Homophones

HH AO1 R S L IY0

Similar Spelling

horselike horseleech horselaugh Horsley

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