(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

gruffly

(adv) in a gruff manner, Example:`No, ' he replied gruffly

gruffness

(n) a throaty harshness, Syn. hoarseness, huskiness

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gruff

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 ]

Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. Thackeray.

-- Gruff"ly, adv. -- Gruff"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

どら声

[どらごえ, doragoe] (n) gruff voice

荒々しい(P);荒荒しい

[あらあらしい, araarashii] (adj-i) desolate; rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent; (P)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

schroff; grob; barsch; ruppig; unwirsch { adj } | schroffer; grober; barscher; ruppiger; unwirscher | am schroffsten; am gröbsten; am barschesten; am ruppigsten; am unwirschesten

gruff | gruffer | gruffest

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