| Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| gruff | (adjective) deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | Synonyms: hoarse, husky |
| (adjective) brusque and surly and forbidding | Synonyms: crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-humored, ill-humoured | |
| gruffly | (adverb) in a gruff manner | - |
| gruffness | (noun) a throaty harshness | Synonyms: hoarseness, huskiness |
| (noun) an abrupt discourteous manner | Synonyms: abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, shortness |