rough-voiced

[ ruhf-voist ]

adjective

1. having a harsh or grating voice:

   a rough-voiced barker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rough-voiced¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

There were fussy and chatty grey doves like Grandmothers; and brown, rough-voiced pigeons like Uncles; and greeny, cackling, no-I’ve-no-money-today pigeons like Fathers.

From Literature

The rough-voiced Nashville lifer Chris Stapleton, whose appearance at the Country Music Association Awards last month helped shoot his much-beloved debut Traveller to the top of the charts, was awarded an album of the year nomination, among others; the slow-burning Alabama Shakes, whose electric live performances and critical-darling status helped them become festival headliners, are up for that award as well for Sound & Color, which captures their in-concert spark better than any of their albums to date.

From The Guardian

This mighty simulacrum of the glowering, rough-voiced Japanese actor—Kurosawa’s longtime muse and the household god of Toho, who appeared in more than 100 of the studio’s productions over a period of 40 years—easily dwarfs the modest Godzilla statue nearby, which stands scarcely higher than the stuntman in a rubber suit who originally played him.

From Slate

He was loud and rough-voiced and drunk as often as not, and he would probably have just sent her back to Lord Eddard, if they even let her see him.

From Literature

Fortunately, Jack Klugman, who died Monday at age 90, was not like many stars–a leading man, rough-voiced, with a face like a weathered stone, who could play hilarious comedy while giving just a hint of the soul and emotion behind a guy like blunt-talking sportswriter Oscar Madison.

From Time