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gruff
/grəf/
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gruff
adjective
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
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"gruff voices"
"the dog's gruff barking"
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hoarse
husky
cacophonic
cacophonous
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adjective
brusque and surly and forbidding
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"gruff manner"
"a gruff reply"
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crusty
curmudgeonly
ill-humored
ill-humoured
ill-natured
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Synonyms & Similar Words
husky
crusty
hoarse
cacophonous
curmudgeonly
cacophonic
gruffness
ill-humored
ill-humoured
ill-natured
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