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    gruff
    [ɡrəf]
    Origin
    late 15th century (in the sense ‘coarse-grained’): from Flemish and Dutch grof ‘coarse, rude’, of West Germanic origin.
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    The meaning of GRUFF is rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect. How to use gruff in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gruff.
    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.
    gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. Adjective Don't be fooled by his gruff manner—he's really very kind. He spoke in a gruff voice. Diffie’s sturdy twang and Combs’s muscular, gruff vocal further extend the storyline, heightening this timeless ’90s country classic.
    crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness. gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. Adjective Don't be fooled by his gruff manner—he's really very kind. He spoke in a gruff voice.
  3. : rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect a gruff reply 2 : being deep and harsh : hoarse a gruff voice
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    Meaning of gruff in English gruff adjective uk / ɡrʌf / us / ɡrʌf / Add to word list (of a person's voice) low and unfriendly, or (of a person's behaviour) unfriendly or showing no patience:
    dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gruff
    adjective,gruff·er, gruff·est. low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice. rough, brusque, or surly: a gruff manner.
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    gruff (grŭf) adj. gruff·er, gruff·est 1. Brusque or stern in manner or appearance: a gruff reply. 2. Hoarse; harsh: a gruff voice.
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