gruff
adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
brusque and surly and forbidding
crusty remarks
Related & opposite
- abruptness derivation
- insolence derivation
- curmudgeon derivation
- ill-natured similar to
Sense 2 adjective
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
gruff voices
Related & opposite
- gruffness derivation
- cacophonous similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | abruptness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | insolence |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | curmudgeon |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ill-natured |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gruffness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | cacophonous |