† gruffyadj.n.
Obsolete.
A. adj.
= gruff adj.
ΚΠ
1790 J. Williams Shrove Tuesday (1794) 8 Teach gruffy Cerberus to dance pas russe.
B. n.
A nickname for a gruff person, a ‘cross patch’.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > surly
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1802 M. Charlton Wife & Mistress I. xii. 273 He [‘cross Lord John’] don't vally what he says to young or old, man or woman—its all the same to old gruffy!
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adj.n.1790