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- DictionaryGruff/ɡrəf/
adjective
- 1. (of a voice) rough and low in pitch: "she spoke with a gruff, masculine voice"
adjective. , gruff·er, gruff·est. low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice. rough, brusque, or surly: a gruff manner. Synonyms: curt. Antonyms: courteous. gruff. / ɡrʌf / adjective. rough or surly in manner, speech, etc. a gruff reply. (of a voice, bark, etc) low and throaty. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈgruffness, noun. ˈgruffly, adverb.
(of a person's voice) low and unfriendly, or (of a person's behavior) unfriendly or showing no patience: "Yeah, so what?" came the gruff reply. He's quite a sweet man beneath the gruff exterior. Compare. hoarse. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. near the bottom of a range of sounds. low Those notes are too low for me.
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.
3 days ago · gruff in American English. (grʌf ) adjective. 1. rough or surly in manner or speech; brusquely rude. 2. harsh and throaty; hoarse. SIMILAR WORDS: blunt. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
(of a person’s behaviour) impatient and unfriendly. Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted. Word Origin. See gruff in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: gruff. Definition of gruff adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
If you describe someone as gruff, you mean that they seem rather unfriendly or bad tempered. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'gruff' American English: grʌf British English: grʌf. More. Synonyms of 'gruff' • hoarse, rough, harsh, rasping [...] • surly, rough, rude, grumpy [...] More. Collocations with the word 'gruff' gruff voice.
Rough or surly in manner or speech; brusquely rude. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Harsh and throaty; hoarse. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature. Wiktionary. Synonyms: ill-humoured. crusty. ill-humored. curmudgeonly. husky. hoarse. harsh. short. rough. curt. brusque. abrupt.
