raspy

From rasp +‎ -y.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑː.spɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹæsp.i/

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raspy (comparative raspier, superlative raspiest)

1. (of sound, especially vocal quality) Rough, raw.

   His incessant coughing made his voice sound raspy.

   • 2024 November 15, Ann Scott Tyson, Laurent Belsie, “Trump prepares for ‘economic warfare’ with China”, in The Christian Science Monitor:

     “This,” [Ambassador Robert Lighthizer] stressed in his raspy voice, “is the key economic policy battle of patriotic Americans in the upcoming generation.”

2. Irritable.
   • 1869, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Wedded:

     I don't wish to get raspy, so let's change the subject.

• (rough, raw): grating, harsh, hoarse, rough
• (irritable): irritable

• Prays, Sarpy, prays, spary, spray