harsh-voiced

Thân thiện

The teacher's harsh-voiced reprimand made the student flinch.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having an unusually harsh sound: Describes a voice or sound that is unpleasantly rough, grating, or severe in quality.

Usage

• The adjective "harsh-voiced" is used to describe a person, animal, or thing that produces a sound characterized by roughness or lack of pleasantness. It is typically placed before a noun or used after a linking verb like "be" or "sound."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The harsh-voiced sergeant barked orders at the recruits.
  • She was a harsh-voiced singer, but her emotional delivery was powerful.
  • The old recording was harsh-voiced and difficult to understand.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Emphasis: Can be used in literary or descriptive contexts to create a vivid auditory image of a character or scene.
  • The prophet, harsh-voiced and weary, delivered his warning to the crowd.

Variants and Related Words

• Harshness (n): The quality of being harsh.
  • The harshness of his tone made everyone uncomfortable.
• Hoarse (adj): Describing a rough, low sound, often due to a sore throat or strain.
  • He was hoarse from shouting.
• Grating (adj): A sound that is irritating or scraping.
  • The grating noise of the machinery.

Synonyms

• Gruff: Rough and low in sound, often suggesting a brusque manner.
• Raspy: Having a rough, grating sound, like a rasp.
• Guttural: Sounded in the throat; harsh.

Antonyms

• Melodious: Having a pleasant, musical sound.
• Dulcet: Sweet and soothing (often used for sounds).
• Sonorous: Having a deep, full, and impressively rich sound.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having an unusually harsh sound