Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,507,200,590 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

gravelly

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.
grav·el·ly  (grv-l)
adj.
1. Of, full of, or covered with rock fragments or pebbles: a gravelly beach.
2. Having a harsh rasping sound: a gravelly voice.
gravelly
Adjective
1. covered with gravel
2. (of a voice or sound) harsh and grating
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gravelly - abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach"
pebbly, shingly
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
2.gravelly - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"
grating, rasping, raspy, scratchy, rough
cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
The lane was a very cloistral one, with a ribbon of gravelly road, bordered on each side with a rich margin of turf and a scramble of blackberry bushes, green turf banks and dwarf oak-trees making a rich and plenteous shade.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
All I know about the matter is, that one day Marheyo in my presence poured out the last drop from his huge calabash, and I observed at the bottom of the vessel a small quantity of gravelly sediment very much resembling our common sand.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
I faced about again, and rushed towards the approaching Martian, rushed right down the gravelly beach and headlong into the water.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.