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English adjective: gruff | |||
| 1. | gruff brusque and surly and forbidding | ||
| Samples | Crusty remarks. A crusty old man. His curmudgeonly temper. Gruff manner. A gruff reply. | ||
| Synonyms | crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-humored, ill-humoured | ||
| Similar | ill-natured | ||
| Antonyms | good-natured | ||
| 2. | gruff deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | ||
| Samples | Gruff voices. The dog's gruff barking. Hoarse cries. Makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky. | ||
| Synonyms | hoarse, husky | ||
| Similar | cacophonic, cacophonous | ||
| Antonyms | euphonious, euphonous | ||
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