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Adjective: husky (huskier,huskiest)  hús-kee
  1. Muscular and heavily built
    "clothing sizes for husky boys";
    - beefy, burly, strapping, buirdly
     
  2. Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting, illness or emotion
    "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky";
    - gruff, hoarse
Noun: husky  hús-kee
  1. Breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
    - Eskimo dog

Derived forms: huskiest, huskies, huskier

See also: cacophonic, cacophonous, robust

Type of: working dog

Encyclopedia: Husky, Dusky Day