Definition of "harsh-voiced" [harsh-voiced]

• Having an unusually harsh sound (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "In life she might be a dominatrix, a woman one remembers and fears; or she might be harsh-voiced and faint-hearted as her husband and children turn a deaf ear to her pleas."
• "All were startled, and stared in mute amazement at the harsh-voiced one, till the last broken note was uttered; then, on being assured that nothing in particular was meant, they looked at each other, and burst into a loud laugh at their common surprise."
• "A sense of fellowship with the harsh-voiced bird manifested itself."