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What (who) is gruffly - definition
gruffly
see gruff
gruff
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Gruff (disambiguation)
a.
Rough, churlish, rude, uncivil, uncourteous, ungracious, impolite, bluff, blunt, harsh, brusk or brusque, grumpy.
gruff
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Gruff (disambiguation)
¦ adjective
1. (of a voice) rough and low in pitch.
2. abrupt or taciturn in manner.
Derivatives
gruffly adverb
gruffness noun
Origin
C15 (in the sense 'coarse-grained'): from Flemish and Du. grof 'coarse, rude', of W. Gmc origin.
Examples of use of gruffly
1. Two men came by, gruffly ordering her to regain control.
2. "As regards Saha, I just don‘t know," he said gruffly.
3. "I have other bowlers to bowl maidens," he explained gruffly.
4. No longer "the boys" to whom their gruffly elegant editor, Benjamin C.
5. He is every bit as gruffly avuncular in the flesh as he is on the television.