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husky¹
- /ˈhʌs.ki/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ʌski
Where it comes from
From husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".
adjective huskier · huskiest
- Of a voice, hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty. Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these w
- Burly, stout; sometimes as a modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest. You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard […]
- Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. Some swains have sown before: but most have found A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
- Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative. “Well, here it is,” said Silver. “We want that treasure, and we’ll have it — that’s our point! You would just as soon save your lives, I reckon; and that’s yours. You have a chart, haven’t you?” “That’s as may be,” replied the captain. “Oh, well, you have, I know that,” returned Long John. “You need
husky²
- /ˈhʌs.ki/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ʌski
Where it comes from
Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.
noun huskies · huskie
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Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.
The White House posted a cartoon to X on Wednesday of two Greenlandic mush teams with three huskies each, pointing towards the choice of the white pillars and the South Lawn or a tempestuous scene by the Great Wall of China and Red Square in Russia.
Similar: polar dog
Husky³
Where it comes from
Ultimately related to Eskimo; see husky (“sled dog”) for more.
noun Huskies
- An Eskimo person.
- Alternative form of husky
proper noun
- Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Husky.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hoarse, gruff, cacophonous, burly, strapping, buirdly, beefy, robust, cacophonic, eskimo dog, eskimo, gruffy, raspy, roopy, growly, gravelly
Translations
Every language
adj hoarse and rough-sounding
| Español | ronco, rauco, aguardentoso, aguardientoso, afónico, enronquecido |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | しゃがれた shagareta |
| 中文 | 沙啞 /沙哑 shāyǎ, 嘶啞 /嘶哑 sīyǎ |
| Português | enrouquecido, rouco |
| Français | rauque, enroué |
| Deutsch | heiser |
| Ελληνικά | βραχνός vrachnós |
| Русский | хри́плый xríplyj, си́плый síplyj, охри́пший oxrípšij, оси́плый osíplyj |
Talk about this word "husky." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/husky. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. husky. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/husky "husky." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/husky.Cite this
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title = {husky},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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