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gruff definition
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Grep of noun gruff gruffness Overview of adj gruff The adj gruff has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured -- (brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply") 2. (1) gruff, hoarse, husky -- (deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky:- Virgil Thomson) Antonyms of adj gruff 2 senses of gruff Sense 1 crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured Sense 2 gruff, hoarse, husky INDIRECT (VIA cacophonous) -> euphonious, euphonous Similarity of adj gruff 2 senses of gruff Sense 1 crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) Sense 2 gruff, hoarse, husky => cacophonous (vs. euphonious), cacophonic Attributes of adj gruff Familiarity of adj gruff gruff used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj gruff gruff Overview of adj gruff The adj gruff has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured -- (brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply") 2. (1) gruff, hoarse, husky -- (deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky:- Virgil Thomson)
gruff definition
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