📚 adj • entry_id 25252

gruff

/ɡɹʌf/

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Meanings (ES + gloss)

fosco • hosco • áspero

having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.

ronco

hoarse-voiced.

a gruff woman

Phrases

gruffish gruffly gruffness gruffy ungruff

Word forms

gruffer gruffest