Husky definition
Resembling a husk.
adjective
Hoarse or rough in quality.
A voice husky with emotion.
adjective
Sounding deep and hoarse; rough.
A husky voice.
adjective
Strongly built; burly.
adjective
A dog of any of various compact, thick-coated Arctic breeds developed as sled dogs, especially the Siberian husky.
noun
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Husky means sounding hoarse, or being heavy built.
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.
adjective
The definition of a Husky is an Arctic sled dog.
An example of a Husky is the Greenland Husky.
noun
Containing husks.
adjective
Heavily built.
Clothing sizes for husky boys.
adjective
A husky person.
noun
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Big and strong; robust; burly.
adjective
Wide in girth in proportion to height.
adjective
Full of, containing, or consisting of husks.
adjective
Like a husk.
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(informal) A husky person.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
husky
Plural:
huskiesAdjective
Base Form:
husky
Comparative:
huskier
Superlative:
huskiestOrigin of husky
- Probably from shortening and alteration of Eskimo
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Perhaps from husk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From husk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.
From Wiktionary
- husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".
From Wiktionary