hoarsely

1. 1.

   in a hoarse or husky voice

   “`Excuse me,' he said hoarsely”

   Synonymshuskily

Questions about hoarsely

What does hoarsely mean?

hoarsely means "in a hoarse or husky voice".

How many syllables are in hoarsely?

hoarsely has 4 syllables: ho-ar-se-ly. The stress falls on "ar".

What is another word for hoarsely?

Close synonyms include huskily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hoarsely a common word?

hoarsely is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.