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   gruff

   /ɡrʌf/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a voice) rough and low in pitch: "she spoke with a gruff, masculine voice" Similar roughhoarseharshgutturalthroatyhuskycroakingraspingraspygravellygrowlygrowlinglowthickOpposite softmellow
   • ▪ abrupt or taciturn in manner: "Robert's gruff, no-nonsense approach" Similar abruptbrusquecurtshortbluntbluffno-nonsenselaconictaciturnsurlychurlishgrumpycrotchetycrabbycrabbedcrossbad-temperedshort-temperedill-naturedcrustytetchybearishsullensouruncivilrudeunmannerlyimpolitediscourteousungraciousunceremoniousoffhandinformal:grouchyoffoffishOpposite friendlycourteous

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘coarse-grained’): from Flemish and Dutch grof ‘coarse, rude’, of West Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gruffly adverb
   • 2. gruffness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   GRUFF definition: 1. (of a person's voice) low and unfriendly, or (of a person's behaviour) unfriendly or showing no…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of GRUFF is rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect. How to use gruff in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gruff.

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   Gruff definition: low and harsh; hoarse. See examples of GRUFF used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRUFF | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GRUFF meaning: 1. (of a person's voice) low and unfriendly, or (of a person's behaviour) unfriendly or showing no…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRUFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. rough or surly in manner, speech, etc. a gruff reply. 2. (of a voice, bark, etc) low and throaty.

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   Gruff is an abrupt or forbidding tone. It's the kind of short, brusque response you'd give a telemarketer who called you in the middle of dinner — right before you hung up.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › gruffGruff - definition of gruff by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Brusque or stern in manner or appearance: a gruff reply. 2. Hoarse; harsh: a gruff voice. [Dutch grof, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German.] gruff′ly adv. gruff′ness n. Synonyms: gruff, brusque, blunt2, curt. These adjectives mean abrupt and sometimes discourteous in manner or speech.