raspishadj.
/ˈrɑːspɪʃ/, /ˈraspɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈræspɪʃ/ 1. Esp. of a sound: harsh, grating; scratchy. Cf. raspy adj. 1.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] > making harsh or discordant sound
hoarsec1369
ganglinga1398
roughlyc1400
rauk?a1425
rustyc1430
hask?1440
savagea1450
raw1474
hoar?a1505
harsh1530
untunable1545
jarring1552
jarry1582
barking1589
absonant1600
wrangling1608
raucous1615
asper1626
streperous1637
scrannel1638
caterwaulinga1652
unmelodious1665
jangling1667
latrant1702
untuneful1709
raucid1730
unharmonious1742
unmelodized1771
unmelodic1823
raucal1826
rauque1845
raspish1847
serratic1859
jangled1874
jangly1891
amelodic1937
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] > grating
grating1718
griding1740
grinding1826
raspish1847
grounding1876
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] > scratching or scraping
raspish1847
scraping1879
scratchy1889
scrapy1890
scritchy1951
1847 Christian Reg. (Boston) 25 Sept. 154/4 When one of these new measure revival hirelings departed from a people, they remembered nothing but a voice with a raspish harshness.
1882 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 17 Aug. There are few among us who enjoy having the hands feeling rough and raspish.
1976 SubStance 5 86 The raspish voice of W.C. Fields enunciating the word.
2006 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 Jan. 1 There was silence except for the sound of Lindberg's raspish breathing into the microphone.
2. Irritating; irritable; ill-tempered; sharp, waspish. Cf. raspy adj. 2.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [adjective] > irritating
stinginga1250
provocativea1600
nettling1607
provokinga1643
provocating1651
urging1655
aggravating1685
irritating1707
piquing1794
enfevering1799
naggy1825
exasperative1837
raspish1854
exasperating1858
nagging1859
riling1860
provocatory1870
irritative1878
enraging1880
irritant1885
naggish1885
antagonizing1896
teasy1901
soddish1922
pissy1930
jerk1947
needling1958
the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective]
sharpc1000
impatient1377
out-sharpinga1382
teethya1500
fumish1523
testy1526
crabbed1535
tettish1567
peevish1577
kickish1589
splenetic1593
spleenful1594
tetchy1596
wasp-stung1598
touchy1602
spleeny1604
pruriginous1609
teety1621
splenitive1633
peltish1648
irritable1662
splenatic1663
splenetive1678
unheer1691
rusty1694
nettlesome1766
stingy1781
snarly1798
tutty1809
spleenical1818
rileya1824
nettly1825
edgy1837
porcupinal1846
shirty1846
raspish1854
peckish1857
streaky1860
owly1864
teasy1866
fussy1869
raspy1869
spiky1881
chippyc1885
tetchous1890
narky1895
snarky1906
ringy1907
snarkish1912
Scot1916
crooked1945
niggly1952
snooty1959
kvetchy1965
to be on the rag1967
sandpaper1976
gribble1984
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1854 P. B. St. John Amy Moss 77 Well, don't be so raspish.
1866 Mattie II. 158 You were hot-headed, and I was ill-tempered and raspish, and so we quarrelled.
1879 Appleton's Jrnl. Mar. 206/2 ‘You ain't—?’ and the manager paused. ‘What?’ ‘A trifle rough and raspish at times?’
1931 E. Rhys Everyman Remembers xi. 154 That led to a quarrel in which Jo Pennell, who had a raspish tongue, slanged his man profanely.
1967 Portsmouth Times 17 July 6/1 Sen. Stephen Young, who has been raspish about U.S. policy in Vietnam.
1999 A. Wheatle Brixton Rock 2 He knew he was being needlessly raspish—after all, the bloke was only doing his job—but the young Brixtonian didn't care.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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