gruff
English Thesaurus
1. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion (adj.all)
| similar | : | cacophonic, cacophonous, |
| definition | : | having an unpleasant sound (adj.all) |
2. brusque and surly and forbidding (adj.all)
| similar | : | ill-natured, |
| definition | : | having an irritable and unpleasant disposition (adj.all) |
3. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion (adj.all)
| derivation | : | gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness, |
| definition | : | a throaty harshness (noun.attribute) |
4. brusque and surly and forbidding (adj.all)
| derivation | : | abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness, |
| definition | : | an abrupt discourteous manner (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | cheekiness, crust, freshness, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, |
| definition | : | the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | curmudgeon, |
| definition | : | a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas (noun.person) |
5. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion (adj.all)
| derivation | : | gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness, |
| definition | : | a throaty harshness (noun.attribute) |
6. brusque and surly and forbidding (adj.all)
| derivation | : | abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness, |
| definition | : | an abrupt discourteous manner (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | cheekiness, crust, freshness, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, |
| definition | : | the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | curmudgeon, |
| definition | : | a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas (noun.person) |
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