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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

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   What does gruff mean?

   • 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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   What is the adjective form of 'Gruff'?

   • 1. Gruff is an adjective that means brusque and surly and forbidding. 2. It can also describe a deep and harsh sounding voice, as if from shouting or illness or emotion. Familiarity information: Gruff is a rare adjective.

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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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   Gruff means low and unfriendly, or showing no patience. It can describe a person's voice or behaviour. See how to use gruff in sentences and compare with synonyms.

   • English (US)

     GRUFF meaning: 1. (of a person's voice) low and unfriendly,...

   • Znaczenie Gruff, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     GRUFF definicja: 1. (of a person's voice) low and...

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     GRUFF translate: （声音）低沉而生硬的，粗声粗气的;（行为）不友好的，不耐烦的，粗暴的. Learn...

   • Indonesian Translation

     gruff translate: parau, tidak ramah. Learn more in the...

   • Traditional

     GRUFF translate: （聲音）低沉而生硬的，粗聲粗氣的;（行為）不友好的，不耐煩的，粗暴的. Learn...

   • Gruff Spanish Translation

     GRUFF translate: áspero, ronco, brusco; malhumorado. Learn...

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   • Gruff: French Translation

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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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   Gruff means low and unfriendly, or showing no patience. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms, antonyms and related words.

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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 examples of gruff and related words in English and Spanish dictionaries.