a. [ Compar. Gruffer superl. Gruffest. ] [ D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rcófan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- standing for the AS. prefix ge-, Goth. ga-. ] Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
(adj) deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson, Syn. husky, hoarse, Example:gruff voices; the dog's gruff barking; hoarse cries; makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky
(adj) brusque and surly and forbidding, Syn. gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured, curmudgeonly, Example:crusty remarks; a crusty old man; his curmudgeonly temper; gruff manner; a gruff reply
Grab { n }; Gruft { f } | Gräber { pl } | sich im Grabe herumdrehen | mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen | sein eigenes Grab schaufeln
grave | graves | to turn over in one's grave | to have one's foot in the grave | to dig one's own grave
Grabgewölbe { n }; Gruft { f }
vault
Grabmal { n }; Gruft { f }; Grab { n } | Grabmale { pl }; Grabmäler { pl }; Gruften { pl }; Gräber { pl }
tomb | tombs
Grufti { m }
crumbly
Krypta { f }; Gruft { f }
crypt
Schroffheit { f }
gruffness
grob { adv }
gruffly
schroff; grob; barsch; ruppig; unwirsch { adj } | schroffer; grober; barscher; ruppiger; unwirscher | am schroffsten; am gröbsten; am barschesten; am ruppigsten; am unwirschesten