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gruff
/grəf/
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  1. adjective
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
    "gruff voices" "the dog's gruff barking"

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    hoarse husky cacophonic cacophonous
  2. adjective
    brusque and surly and forbidding
    "gruff manner" "a gruff reply"

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    crusty curmudgeonly ill-humored ill-humoured ill-natured
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