gravelly

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gravelli (“covered with gravel or sand; (pathology) containing sand-like matter”), from gravel (“sand; grain of stand; gravel, pebbles; (pathology) sand-like matter in the urine, calculus”) + -lī (suffix forming adjectives). Gravel is derived from Old French gravel, gravele, gravelle (“gravel; (pathology) calculus”) (modern French gravelle (“(pathology) calculus”)), from grave (“coarse sand, gravel; seashore”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁w- (“to grind”); modern French grève (“riverbank; shore, strand”)) + -ele (diminutive suffix). The English word is analysable as gravel +‎ -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹævəli/ Hyphenation: grav‧el‧ly === Adjective === gravelly (comparative more gravelly, superlative most gravelly) Full of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles. Synonyms: gravelish, gravelous Antonym: ungravelly Of a voice: unpleasantly harsh or rasping. (pathology) Caused by or involving gravel (“kidney stones”). Synonyms: gravelish, gravelous (obsolete) Full of or covered with sand; sandy. ==== Alternative forms ==== gravely ==== Derived terms ==== gravelliness Gravelly Hill ungravelly ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === gravel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia hoarse voice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia