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gutturally

gutturally

9.3
Using a rough, deep voice made in the throat
  • adverb
  • /ˈɡʌtərəli/
translation icon : gutturalmente
  • [Stilgar communicates gutturally]

Examples

  • There was even gutturally gruff imitation American rap on the radio, most of it recorded in studios in Marseilles, I learned.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • [wheezing gutturally]

  • "It was fun, all right," Pete gutturally laughed, "big fun for the two of us."

    Fiction book (2001)
  • "Ernest, why must you do this?" she queried gutturally.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • (Groaning gutturally)

  • "Less hair, more muscle," I reply gutturally, hitting a side-chest pose to flash some striated deltoid.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • [Fremen sentinel communicates gutturally]

  • The villain laughed gutturally, sending chills down the spines of his victims.

  • She spoke gutturally, her voice deep and throaty as she demanded silence.

  • As the monster approached, it emitted a series of gutturally growls that echoed through the dark forest.

Synonyms

hoarsely
vsgutturally
5 4.9

In a rough, weak voice like someone with a sore throat

is harsher and feels more deeply throaty than simple roughness
gruffly
vsgutturally
3 6.3

Talk in a rough, unfriendly way

is focused on harsh throat sound rather than rudeness or abruptness
huskily
vsgutturally
1 6.0

In a low rough voice that sounds a little hoarse

is harsher and produced deeper in the throat
throatily
vsgutturally
5.8

In a deep, rough voice that sounds low and hoarse

is harsher and more strongly produced in the throat
growlingly
vsgutturally
8.8

In a low, angry voice that shows threat

is throat-produced sound without the clear angry intent

How Throaty

gutturally
9.3
hoarsely
5 4.9
harshly
49 3.5

Surface Forms

gutturally positive

Morphology

gutturally = guttural (transparent) = guttural + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'guttural' using the productive suffix '-ly', so the meaning is directly derived from the base adjective.

Etymology

The word gutturally comes from the old Latin word guttur, which means 'throat'. So to speak gutturally is to make a harsh, deep sound from your throat, and that is why the word describes rough, throaty speech.