noun
breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
Synonyms
Eskimo dog
adjective
muscular and heavily built
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Examples
- a beefy wrestler
- had a tall burly frame
- clothing sizes for husky boys
- a strapping boy of eighteen
- `buirdly' is a Scottish term
adjective
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
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Examples
- gruff voices
- the dog's gruff barking
- hoarse cries
- makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson