adj.
Pronunciation: ' thr ō -t ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: throat · i · er ; -est
Date: circa 1645
1 : uttered or produced from low in the throat <a throaty voice>
2 : heavy, thick, and deep as if from the throat < throaty notes of a horn>
– throat · i · ly \ ' thr ō -t ə -l ē \ adverb
– throat · i · ness \ ' thr ō -t ē -n ə s \ noun