hoarse 1adjectivedomain: all adjPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitiondeep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotionReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.the dog's gruff barking2.gruff voices3.hoarse cries4.makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky- Virgil ThomsonSynonymsgruff 2husky 2