"gravelly" in the adjective sense
1. gravelly, pebbly, shingly
abounding in small stones
"landed at a shingly little beach"
2. grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
"a gravelly voice"
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