gruff in Sindhi سنڌي
gruff in Telugu తెలుగు
gruff in English
- gruff⇄adj. 1. deep and harsh; hoarse.
Ex. a gruff voice.
(SYN) guttural.
2. rough, rude, unfriendly, or bad-tempered.
Ex. a gruff manner.
(SYN) grumpy, brusque, impolite, surly.
3. containing coarse particles. - gruff⇄adv. gruffly.
- gruff⇄gruff, adjective, verb.
- gruff⇄noun gruffness.
- gruff⇄v.i., v.t. to act, speak, or say in a gruff manner.
Ex. Tough, burly Johnson gruffed: ""This is the first time I've ever been called a handmaiden"" (Time).