husky meaning and definition

HUSKY noun

Definition of husky (noun)

1. breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
   • synonyms: Eskimo dog

HUSKY adjective

Definition of husky (adjective)

1. muscular and heavily built
   • "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
   • synonyms: beefy, buirdly, burly, strapping
2. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
   • "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
   • synonyms: gruff, hoarse