1. resembling or characteristic of a husk; having the dry, rough quality of a husk
2. of or relating to a husky dog or husky dogs
Usage: informal

Examples

• The corn's husklike covering protected the kernels inside.
• His voice had a husklike quality, rough and gravelly.
• The dried leaves felt husklike beneath her fingers.
• She preferred husklike dogs for sledding in the Arctic.
• The plant's husklike outer layer eventually peeled away.