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   Gruff

   /ɡrəf/

   

   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: "penetrate a gruff exterior and you will find him affable" 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 means rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect, or being deep and harsh. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, examples, and word history of gruff from Merriam-Webster.

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   What does gruff mean?

   • 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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   What is a gruff voice?

   • Even the gruff, grumpy, unsociable rhinoceros amiably allowed him to stroke its head with his trunk. He spoke angrily, and no longer in a low tone, but gruff and loud enough to be heard some distance away. "Salam Aliekoom," said a gruff voice, as a man with Peer Khan entered the tent. Gruff definition: low and harsh; hoarse.

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   What is a gruff character?

   • Gruff, surly, and possessed of a suspicious nature, he assumes a vaguely human shape to function as the space station's head of security. The voice was no-nonsense gruff, with an implicit threat of physical violence. Here, he has a different voice and a different personality, as a generic gruff baddie with no purpose but dispensing cigars.

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   What does gruff mean in Animal Crossing?

   • Bleh eh eh!” ― Gruff, New Leaf Gruff ( ビリー,Birī?, Billy) is a cranky goat villager in the Animal Crossing series. His name comes from the fairytale, The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Gruff's French name Grognon is another word for gruff or grumpy; his Spanish name means "satyr," a mythical half-goat half-human creature.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRUFF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Gruff means low and unfriendly, or showing no patience. It can describe a person's voice or behaviour. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Gruff means low and unfriendly, or showing no patience. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, and see synonyms, antonyms and translations in different languages.

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

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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.

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   Gruff means brusque, stern, or hoarse in manner or voice. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective from various sources and dictionaries.

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   Gruff means low and rough in voice or manner, or unfriendly and bad-tempered. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage of gruff with sentences from The Guardian and Times.