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▪ I. raspy, a.1|ˈrɑːspɪ, -æ-|
[f. rasp v.1 + -y1.]
1. Of a rasping nature; harsh, grating.
1838Carlyle Varnhagen v. Ense, Misc. (1857) IV. 197 Such a raspy, untamed voice as that of his I have hardly heard. 1882Blackmore Christowell xxxvi, Ungainly, nubbly, fruit it was,..raspy, to the teeth.
2. Easily exasperated; irritable.
1869L. M. Alcott Little Women II. i. 20, I don't wish to get raspy, so let's change the subject. 1877Holderness Gloss., Raspy, short-tempered. 1893Harper's Mag. 975/1 Her temper was..certainly ‘raspy’.
3. Comb., as raspy-gaspy.
1903Kipling in Windsor Mag. Sept. 363/2 She said it in a raspy-gaspy whisper that would have frightened a steam-cow.
▪ II. † ˈraspy, a.2 Obs. rare—1.
[Anglicized form of obs. F. raspé.]
= raspe a. (q.v.).
1703Art & Myst. Vintners 20 They counterfeit Raspy wine, with Flower-de-luce Roots. |