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raspy

English

Etymology

rasp +? -y

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /????.sp?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /??æsp.i/

Adjective

raspy (comparative raspier, superlative raspiest)

  1. (of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
    His incessant coughing made his voice sound raspy.
  2. Irritable.
    • 1869, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Wedded
      I don't wish to get raspy, so let's change the subject.

Synonyms

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

Translations

See also

  • raspiness

Anagrams

  • Prays, Sarpy, prays, spary, spray

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waspy

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

wasp +? -y

Adjective

waspy (comparative waspier, superlative waspiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike.
  2. Infested with wasps.
    a waspy apple

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • WASPy

Adjective

waspy (comparative more waspy, superlative most waspy)

  1. (slang) Like a wasp (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant), a member of the dominant American upper-class culture.

See also

  • waspie

Anagrams

  • yawps

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