Lexic.us

Definition of Raspy

1. Adjective. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. "A gravelly voice"

Definition of Raspy

1. a. Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating.

Definition of Raspy

1. Adjective. (context: of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality. ¹

2. Adjective. Irritable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Raspy

1. rough [adj RASPIER, RASPIEST] - See also: rough

Lexicographical Neighbors of Raspy

Literary usage of Raspy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Best Readings by Solomon Henry Clark (1902)
"She's a black woman. Oh!—she's a good sort o' ooman—a toler'ble good sort o' ooman, ef you know how to git 'long wid her. Sort o' raspy sometimes, ..."

2. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"Such a raspy, untamed voice as that of his I have hardly' heard.—Carlyle, Misc., iv. 197. RAT, to desert a cause, as rats are eaid to leave a falling house. ..."

3. Technology Quarterly by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1890)
"70 X 10-* raspy. 5O X 10-* Quality distinct, but high squealing overtones present. ... 60 X 10-6 Very raspy. 40 X 10-* High overtones strong. ..."

4. Western Lancet by Leonides M. Lawson (1847)
"The raspy sound, which absorbs, the valvular clacking, is very rude, as if contracted in the left cavities, where we rather feel a shock, than distinguish ..."

5. The Educational Journal of Virginia by Educational Association of Virginia, Virginia Dept. of Public Instruction, Dept. of Public Instruction, Richard McAllister Smith (1886)
"Thus dispositions are made raspy, and from generation to generation the unamiable traits are trained into dominant activity in the young ; whereas, ..."

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