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Synonyms
husk·y1 (hŭśkē)

[From husk.]

adjective: -i·er, -i·est. 

  1. Hoarse or rough in quality: a voice husky with emotion.
    1. Resembling a husk.
    2. Containing husks.

derivatives

husḱi·ly
adverb
husk·y2 (hŭśkē)

[Perhaps from husk.]

adjective: -i·er, -i·est. 

  1. Strongly built; burly.
  2. Heavily built: clothing sizes for husky boys.

noun: pl., -ies. 

A husky person.
hus·ky3,
also hus·kie (hŭśkē)

[Probably from shortening and alteration of Eskimo.]

noun: pl., -kies. 

  1. A dog of a breed developed in Siberia for pulling sleds and having a dense, variously colored coat. Also called Siberian husky
  2. A similar dog of Arctic origin.