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gruff
gruff G0290500 (grŭf)adj. gruff·er, gruff·est 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. Gruff implies roughness or surliness but does not necessarily suggest rudeness: a decent fellow once you get past the gruff manner. Brusque emphasizes rude abruptness: dismissed us with a brusque wave of the hand. Blunt stresses utter frankness and usually a disconcerting directness: was blunt in her disapproval of the idea. Curt denotes usually rude briefness and abruptness of speech: a curt, two-line letter of rejection.gruff (ɡrʌf) adj1. rough or surly in manner, speech, etc: a gruff reply. 2. (of a voice, bark, etc) low and throaty[C16: originally Scottish, from Dutch grof, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German girob; related to Old English hrēof, Lithuanian kraupùs] ˈgruffish adj ˈgruffly adv ˈgruffness ngruff (grʌf)
adj. -er, -est. 1. low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice. 2. rough, brusque, or surly: a gruff manner. [1525–35; < Middle Dutch grof coarse, c. Old High German grob] gruff′ly, adv. gruff′ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | gruff - brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"curmudgeonly, ill-humored, ill-humoured, crustyill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | | 2. | gruff - deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomsonhoarse, huskycacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten |
gruffadjective1. hoarse, rough, harsh, rasping, husky, low, croaking, throaty, guttural He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice.
hoarse sweet, smooth, mellifluous2. surly, rough, rude, grumpy, blunt, crabbed, crusty, sullen, bad-tempered, curt, churlish, bearish, brusque, impolite, grouchy (informal), ungracious, discourteous, uncivil, ill-humoured, unmannerly, ill-natured His gruff exterior concealed a kind heart.
surly kind, pleasant, polite, gracious, courteous, good-temperedgruffadjective1. Rudely unceremonious:abrupt, blunt, brief, brusque, crusty, curt, short, short-spoken.2. Low and grating in sound:croaking, croaky, hoarse, husky.Translationsgruff (graf) adjective1. deep and rough. a gruff voice. 沙啞的 粗哑的2. (seeming to be) unfriendly. a gruff old man. 不友善的 粗暴的ˈgruffly adverb 不友善地 粗暴地ˈgruffness noun 沙啞 粗哑gruff
(as) gruff as a bearSurly or brusque. Don't take it personally, Gordon is gruff as a bear with everyone.See also: bear, gruff*gruff as a beargruff; curt and unsociable. (*Also: as ∼.) I hate to ask Erica questions; she's always gruff as a bear. I'm always as gruff as a bear before I've had my first cup of coffee.See also: bear, gruffgruff
Synonyms for gruffadj hoarseSynonyms- hoarse
- rough
- harsh
- rasping
- husky
- low
- croaking
- throaty
- guttural
Antonymsadj surlySynonyms- surly
- rough
- rude
- grumpy
- blunt
- crabbed
- crusty
- sullen
- bad-tempered
- curt
- churlish
- bearish
- brusque
- impolite
- grouchy
- ungracious
- discourteous
- uncivil
- ill-humoured
- unmannerly
- ill-natured
Antonyms- kind
- pleasant
- polite
- gracious
- courteous
- good-tempered
Synonyms for gruffadj rudely unceremoniousSynonyms- abrupt
- blunt
- brief
- brusque
- crusty
- curt
- short
- short-spoken
adj low and grating in soundSynonyms- croaking
- croaky
- hoarse
- husky
Synonyms for gruffadj brusque and surly and forbiddingSynonyms- curmudgeonly
- ill-humored
- ill-humoured
- crusty
Related Wordsadj deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotionSynonymsRelated Words |