gruff

Letters that make gruff

f, g, r, u are letters that make 'gruff'

Words within gruff

RUF, ruff, Ru are words within 'gruff'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of gruff

gruffs, gruffy are words created by adding a letter to 'gruff'


2 possible definitions for 'gruff'

Gruff as "deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion"

Under this definition, gruff is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hoarse, husky have the same meaning as 'gruff'

Derivatives of gruff

hoarseness, huskiness, gruffness are derivatives of 'gruff'.

Similar to gruff

cacophonous, cacophonic are similar to 'gruff'.

Example of gruff used within this context

"gruff voices", "the dog's gruff barking", "hoarse cries", "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson


Gruff as "brusque and surly and forbidding"

Under this definition, gruff is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-humored, ill-humoured have the same meaning as 'gruff'

Derivatives of gruff

abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness, crust, impudence, cheekiness, curmudgeon, impertinence, freshness, gall, insolence are derivatives of 'gruff'.

Similar to gruff

ill-natured is similar to gruff.

Example of gruff used within this context

"crusty remarks", "a crusty old man", "his curmudgeonly temper", "gruff manner", "a gruff reply"



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