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Antonyms for raspy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ras-pee, rah-spee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræs pi, ˈrɑ spi



Definition of raspy

Origin :
  • 1670s, of plants; by 1821 of voices, from rasp + -y (2).
  • adj rough
Example sentences :
  • Behold her at 10.30, after an icy Splash and a keen rub with a raspy Towel.
  • Extract from : « Ade's Fables » by George Ade
  • For all time to come, he sez slow and raspy, I want you to leave my stuff alone.
  • Extract from : « Friar Tuck » by Robert Alexander Wason
  • "I reckon he will lose 'em, though," projected a raspy voice.
  • Extract from : « The Red Debt » by Everett MacDonald
  • Under the silent horror of foreboding our nerves became raw and our tempers, like those of the others, short and raspy.
  • Extract from : « The Portal of Dreams » by Charles Neville Buck
  • Sometimes they are made of silk, sometimes of a raspy, scratchy, slazy woolen material with a sandpaper surface.
  • Extract from : « Following the Equator, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Her bilious attack had not quite passed away, and her tones were somewhat sharp and raspy.
  • Extract from : « The Doctor's Dilemma » by Hesba Stretton
  • Her breath was short and raspy and cross, like the breath of a person who runs for a train—and misses it.
  • Extract from : « The Sick-a-Bed Lady » by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
  • His hand stole to Frosty, who pushed a furry head against it and licked his partner's palm with a raspy tongue.
  • Extract from : « Swamp Cat » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • This scratching made a raspy, filing sound that after a while got on Congressman Durham's nerves.
  • Extract from : « Back Home » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • He whirled about with a quick gesture of his hands, a harsh, raspy laugh that was very near a sob, and left her.
  • Extract from : « Big Timber » by Bertrand W. Sinclair

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