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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of the cords.

Noun.

Harshness or roughness of voice or sound; preternatural asperity of voice.

hoarseness ‎(usually uncountable, plural hoarsenesses)

The quality of being hoarse, of having a dry harsh voice.
The hoarseness of her voice was caused by years of smoking.

having dry harsh voice