1 (of a voice) deep and harsh, and often sounding unfriendly
2 (of a person's behaviour) unfriendly and impatient:
Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted.
gruffly adverb
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is gruff a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, gruff is tagged as adjective.
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