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Definitions for Gruff
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Princeton's WordNet
crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humouredadjective
brusque and surly and forbidding
"crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
gruff, hoarse, huskyadjective
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 Thomson
Wiktionary
gruffadjective
To have a rough, surly, or harsh nature.
gruffadjective
Hoarse voiced.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
GRUFFadjective
Sour of aspect; harsh of manners.
Etymology: groff, Dutch.
Around the fiend, in hideous order, sat
Foul bawling infamy and bold debate,
Gruff discontent, through ignorance misled. Samuel Garth.The appellation of honour was such an one the gruff, such an one the stocky. Addison.
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gruff
Gruff refers to a person, voice, or behavior that is rough, abrupt and harsh, often in an intimidating or stern manner. It can also refer to a sound that is low and raspy.
Webster Dictionary
Gruff
of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh
Etymology: [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rcfan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- standing for the AS. prefix ge-, Goth. ga-.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gruff
gruf, adj. rough, stern, or abrupt in manner: churlish.—adv. Gruff′ly.—n. Gruff′ness. [Dut. grof; cog. with Sw. grof, Ger. grob, coarse.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Gruff in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Gruff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Gruff in a Sentence
She grew up pretty doggone tough. She had to, as a matter of survival, she’s got a very sweet heart, but she’s tough, and she can handle herself. She’s had to take all kinds of gruff from her brothers, so she’s pretty fearless.
His style is a little gruff. You can poke at him and get him angry, but he's good at rolling out of it, he's got numbers, he's got facts, and if he gets caught by surprise he'll shift really quickly to his stump message. I don't think Hillary stands a chance against him.
I carried on, and said, ‘I’m OK, and now I’ve got this excuse to be a mean, gruff sergeant.
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