gruff

  • 31gruff — adjective /ɡɹʌf/ a) To have a rough, surly, or harsh nature. b) Hoarse voiced …

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  • 32gruff — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, acerb, acid, acrimonious, aggressive, bad tempered, bearish, beastly, biting, bluff, blunt, boorish, brash, brassy, brazen, brusque, cantankerous, caustic, cavalier, choked, churlish, coarse, crabbed, crabby,… …

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  • 33gruff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bluff, surly, rough, harsh, coarse. See discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Brusque] Syn. blunt, rough, crusty, surly; see abrupt 2 , blunt 2 , irritable , rude 1 , 2 . 2. [Hoarse] Syn. harsh,… …

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  • 34gruff — vb, n British (to) fart …

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  • 35gruff — grÊŒf adj. rough, harsh; hoarse, raspy; coarse, crude; rude, surly …

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  • 36gruff — adjective 1》 (of a voice) rough and low in pitch. 2》 abrupt or taciturn in manner. Derivatives gruffly adverb gruffness noun Origin C15 (in the sense coarse grained ): from Flemish and Du. grof coarse, rude , of W. Gmc origin …

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  • 37gruff — a. Rough, churlish, rude, uncivil, uncourteous, ungracious, impolite, bluff, blunt, harsh, brusk or brusque, grumpy …

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  • 38gruff — adj 1. low, harsh, hoarse, coarse, gutteral, throaty, husky, roupy; raucous, grating, cracked, strident, ragged, thick, hollow. 2. surly, sullen, sulky, ill humored, ill tempered; churlish, bearish, boorish, crusty; grumpy, grouchy, snarling,… …

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  • 39gruff —    Ōkalakala, pūkalakī …

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  • 40DJ Gruff — DJ Gruff, also known as Gruffetti (real name Sandro Orru, born in Rome) is an Italian hip hop artist. Contents 1 Solo musical career 1.1 Articolo 31 controversy 2 Discography 3 …

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