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gruff |
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gruff Adjective 1. rough or surly in manner or speech 2. (of a voice) low and throaty [Germanic] gruffly adv
gruffness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
gruff adjective 1. hoarse, rough, harsh, rasping, husky, low, croaking, throaty, guttural << OPPOSITE mellifluous adjective 2. surly, rough, rude, grumpy, blunt, crabbed, crusty, sullen, bad-tempered, curt, churlish, brusque, impolite, grouchy (informal) ungracious, discourteous, uncivil, ill-humoured, unmannerly, ill-natured << OPPOSITE polite |
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Upon reaching the first landing, heard two voices in loud and angry contention - the one a gruff voice, the other much shriller - a very strange voice. You never mean to say,' pursued Dot, sitting on the floor and shaking her head at him, 'that it's Gruff and Tackleton the toymaker As we were walking down the end of the wharf towards the ship, Queequeg carrying his harpoon, Captain Peleg in his gruff voice loudly hailed us from his wigwam, saying he had not suspected my friend was a cannibal, and furthermore announcing that he let no cannibals on board that craft, unless they previously produced their papers. |
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