gruff

gruff
I. adjective Etymology: Dutch grof; akin to Old High German grob coarse, hruf scurf — more at dandruff Date: 1691 1. rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect <
a gruff reply
>
2. being deep and harsh ; hoarse <
a gruff voice
>
Synonyms: see bluffgruffly adverbgruffness noun II. transitive verb Date: 1706 to utter in a gruff voice or manner

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  • gruff´i|ly — gruff|y «GRUHF ee», adjective, gruff|i|er, gruff|i|est. gruff. –gruff´i|ly, adverb. –gruff´i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • gruff|y — «GRUHF ee», adjective, gruff|i|er, gruff|i|est. gruff. –gruff´i|ly, adverb. –gruff´i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • gruff´ly — gruff «gruhf», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. deep and harsh; hoarse: »a gruff voice. SYNONYM(S): guttural. 2. rough, rude, unfriendly, or bad tempered: »a gruff manner. SYNONYM(S): grumpy, brusque, impolite, surly …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gruff — (gr[u^]f), a. [Compar. {Gruffer} (gr[u^]f [ e]r); superl. {Gruffest}.] [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rc[ o]fan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g standing for the AS. prefix ge , Goth. ga .] Of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gruff — [grʌf] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Dutch; Origin: grof] speaking in a rough, unfriendly voice ▪ His manner can be rather gruff. ▪ a gruff reply ▪ His voice became gruff. >gruffly adv >gruffness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gruff — [ grʌf ] adjective 1. ) rude and unfriendly: BRUSQUE: Don t let his gruff manner scare you away. 2. ) a gruff voice has a rough low sound ╾ gruff|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Gruff — may refer to:*Gruff, a tone of voice or nature *Gruff s, Servants of The Summer Faire Court in Jim Butchers The Dresden Files series …   Wikipedia

  • gruff — gruff·ly; gruff·ness; gruff; …   English syllables

  • gruff — [adj1] bad tempered, rude abrupt, bearish, blunt, boisterous, boorish, brusque, churlish, crabbed*, crabby*, crude, crusty*, curt, discourteous, dour, fierce, grouchy*, grumpy*, ill natured, impolite, morose, nasty, offhand, rough, saturnine,… …   New thesaurus

  • gruff — index brutal, harsh, severe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • gruff — 1530s, coarse, coarse grained, from M.Du. or M.L.G. grof coarse (in quality), thick, large, of uncertain origin, regarded by some as related to O.E. hreof, O.N. hrjufr rough, scabby, with Germanic completive prefix ga . Sense of rough, surly… …   Etymology dictionary

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