- 1. superl. Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. Source: opted
- 2. adj. brusque and surly and forbidding Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion Source: wordnet
- 4. Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. Addison. Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. Thackeray. -- Gruff"ly, adv. -- Gruff"ness, n. Source: webster
- 5. Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly;severe; harsh. Addison.Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. Thackeray.-- Gruff"ly, adv.-- Gruff"ness, n. Source: adambom
- 6. j:100 s. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion Source: ecdict
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