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hoarser

hoarser is the comparative form of hoarse.

Meaning of hoarse

Adjective

hoarse (comparative hoarser, superlative hoarsest)

  1. Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.
    • I am old and my voice is hoarse […]1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC

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Questions about hoarser

What is hoarser the comparative form of?
Hoarser is the comparative form of hoarse.

Words near hoarser in the dictionary

  1. hoarsened
  2. hoarseness
  3. hoarsenesses
  4. hoarsening
  5. hoarsens
  6. hoarser
  7. hoarses
  8. hoarsest
  9. hoarsing
  10. hoarstone
  11. hoarstones

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