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husky
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?h?s.ki/
- Rhymes: -?ski
Etymology 1
From husk +? -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".
Adjective
husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)
- (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding.
- (US) Burly, stout.
- 1910, Hamlin Garland, Other Main-Travelled Roads
- You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard […]
- 1965, Popular Mechanics, September issue, page 22
- Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A […]
- 1910, Hamlin Garland, Other Main-Travelled Roads
- Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
Derived terms
- huskily
- huskiness
Translations
Etymology 2
Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.
Noun
husky (plural huskies)
- Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.
Alternative forms
- huskie
Synonyms
- polar dog
Related terms
- Husky (“an Eskimo person; an Eskimo language”) (dated)
- Eskimo
Translations
See also
- husky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- husky on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Czech
Etymology 1
Noun
husky
- husky (breed of dog)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
husky
- (informal) Diminutive of husy
Declension
See huska
Synonyms
- husy
- husi?ky
Related terms
- husa
- huska
- husi?ka
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English husky
Noun
husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyer, definite plural huskyene)
- a husky (breed of dog)
References
- “husky” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English husky
Noun
husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyar, definite plural huskyane)
- a husky (breed of dog)
Spanish
Noun
husky m (plural huskys)
- husky (dogs)
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manful
English
Etymology
From Middle English manful, manfull, equivalent to man +? -ful.
Adjective
manful (comparative more manful, superlative most manful)
- Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly
- (by extension) Courageous; noble; high-minded.
Derived terms
- manfully
- manfulness
See also
- mainful
Anagrams
- man flu
Middle English
Alternative forms
- man-ful, monful, manffull, manfull
Etymology
From mon +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?manful/
Adjective
manful
- Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined; displaying virtues seen as manly.
Derived terms
- manfully
- monfulnesse
Descendants
- English: manful
- Scots: manfull (obsolete)
References
- “manful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
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