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gruff



adjective
1. brusque and surly and forbidding (Freq. 1)
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
Syn:
crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-humored, ill-humoured
Similar to:
ill-natured
Derivationally related forms:
gruffness, curmudgeon (for: curmudgeonly), crust (for: crusty)
2. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion (Freq. 1)
- gruff voices
- the dog's gruff barking
- hoarse cries
- "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
Syn:
hoarse, husky
Similar to:
cacophonous, cacophonic
Derivationally related forms:
huskiness (for: husky), hoarseness (for: hoarse), gruffness

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