RASPY
What does "RASPY" mean?
Rough and grating in sound or texture, like a hoarse voice.
Meanings
- Of a voice or sound: harsh, hoarse, and grating. Years of smoking left him with a raspy, gravelled voice.
- Rough or scratchy to the touch. The cat's raspy tongue scraped against her palm.
Word origin
From 'rasp' (to scrape or file, from Old French 'rasper') plus the adjective ending '-y'; named for the harsh sound of a file dragged across metal.
Remember it
A RASP is a coarse file; a RASPY voice sounds like one dragged across your throat.
A little poem
Morning voice cracks dry-
a file dragged across the dark,
smoothing into speech.
haiku
What it teaches
Roughness can be its own signature: a raspy voice is unmistakable precisely because it refuses to be smooth.
Quick facts
What does RASPY mean?
Rough and grating in sound or texture, like a hoarse voice.
Is RASPY a valid word?
Yes — RASPY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RASPY?
RASPY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RASPY come from?
From 'rasp' (to scrape or file, from Old French 'rasper') plus the adjective ending '-y'; named for the harsh sound of a file dragged across metal.
What can RASPY teach us?
Roughness can be its own signature: a raspy voice is unmistakable precisely because it refuses to be smooth.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.