-rē adjective
Etymology: sandpaper (I) + -y
: resembling the sound of sandpaper on wood : grating , harsh
sandpapery sound of the maracas — Ludwig Bemelmans
tried to make his sandpapery voice sound nonchalant — H.N.Hempel
-rē adjective
Etymology: sandpaper (I) + -y
: resembling the sound of sandpaper on wood : grating , harsh
sandpapery sound of the maracas — Ludwig Bemelmans
tried to make his sandpapery voice sound nonchalant — H.N.Hempel
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012