Considerable vs Husky - What's the difference?
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Significant; worth considering.
Large in amount.
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, chapter=19 (of a voice) hoarse and rough-sounding
burly, thick; fat, overweight
* 1965 , Popular Mechanics, September issue,
Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs
Considerable is a related term of husky.
As adjectives the difference between considerable and husky
is that considerable is considerable while husky is (of a voice) hoarse and rough-sounding.As a noun husky is
any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.considerable
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Adjective
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Etymology 1
; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".Adjective
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- Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A
- (Dryden)