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Husky means sounding hoarse, or being heavy built.
(adjective)- An example of something husky is a voice of a person with a cold.
- An example of a husky person is someone who is a bit overweight.
The definition of a Husky is an Arctic sled dog.
(noun)An example of a Husky is the Greenland Husky.
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See husky in Webster's New World College Dictionary
- full of, containing, or consisting of husks
- like a husk
- sounding deep and hoarse; rough: a husky voice
- ☆
Origin: with reference to the toughness of a husk
big and strong; robust; burly
noun pl. huskies
a husky person
See husky in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective husk·i·er, husk·i·est
- Hoarse or rough in quality: a voice husky with emotion.
- a. Resembling a husk.b. Containing husks.
Origin:
Origin: From husk
.Related Forms:
- huskˈi·ly adverb
adjective husk·i·er, husk·i·est
- Strongly built; burly.
- Heavily built: clothing sizes for husky boys.
A husky person.
Origin:
Origin: Perhaps from husk
.also hus·kie
noun pl. hus·kies- often Husky or Huskie A dog of a breed developed in Siberia for pulling sleds and having a dense, variously colored coat. Also called Siberian husky.
- A similar dog of Arctic origin.
Origin:
Origin: Probably from shortening and alteration of Eskimo
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