marked by a slight hoarseness, resembling a frog's croak
the old prospector's froggy voice
Word origin
[1605–15; frog1 + -y1]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classic, displacement, ferrule, independent, surface-y is a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to”the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached. Otherwords that use the affix -y include: dreamy, grouchy, juicy, rumbly