gruffness

gruff

 (grŭf)

adj. gruff·er, gruff·est

1. Brusque or stern in manner or appearance: a gruff reply.

2. Hoarse; harsh: a gruff voice.

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[Dutch grof, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German.]

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gruff′ly adv.

gruff′ness n.

Synonyms: gruff, brusque, blunt², curt
These adjectives mean abrupt and sometimes discourteous in manner or speech. Gruff implies roughness or surliness but does not necessarily suggest rudeness: a decent fellow once you get past the gruff manner. Brusque emphasizes rude abruptness: dismissed us with a brusque wave of the hand. Blunt stresses utter frankness and usually a disconcerting directness: was blunt in her disapproval of the idea. Curt denotes usually rude briefness and abruptness of speech: a curt, two-line letter of rejection.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gruffness - a throaty harshness hoarseness, huskiness harshness, roughness - the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
	2.	gruffness - an abrupt discourteous manner   abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, shortness rudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting

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Translations

غَلاظَه، فَظاظَه

mrzutost

bryskhedstudshed

Schroffheit

skapillska

durezzaraucedine

heshet

sertlikterslik

粗哑

gruffness

[ˈgrʌfnɪs] N [of voice] → ronquera f; [of person, manner] → brusquedad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gruffness

n (of voice) → Barschheit f; (of person, manner) → Barschheit f, → Schroffheit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gruffness

[ˈgrʌfnɪs] n → rudezza, scontrosità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gruff

(graf) adjective

1. deep and rough. a gruff voice. bars غليظ، أجَش дрезгав rouco drsný; chraplavý schroff grov; hæs βραχνόςronco räme گرفته möreä bourruצרוד कड़ा, रूखे आचरण वाला hrapav rekedtes parau rámur, hás rauco, roco どら声の 거친 gergždžiantis (par balsi) skarbs; piesmacis parau schor, rauw, heesgrov, barsk, hesochrypły زيږ ( په خبروكى )، بدغونى، بدورګي، بدخولى، بدژبى rouco răguşit хриплый chrapľavý hripav promukao grov, barsk ห้าว boğuk, kaba 沙啞的 грубуватий; хрипкий غرّاہٹ جیسا thô lỗ; cộc cằn 粗哑的

2. (seeming to be) unfriendly. a gruff old man. stroewe, nors فَظ، غير وُدّي груб ríspido nevrlý mürrisch studs; brysk απότομος, εχθρικόςbrusco; malhumorado pahur تند و گستاخ tyly brusqueזעף कर्कश otresit, osoran mogorva tidak ramah hranalegur burbero; sgarbato ぶっきら棒な 퉁명스러운 niūrus, atšiaurus skarbs; nedraudzīgs; parupjš tidak peramah nors, barsbrysk, kort burkliwy بدخولى ríspido ţâfnos неприветливый nevrlý osoren osoran sträv, barsk ไม่เป็นมิตร ters, haşin 不友善的 різкий غیر دوستانہ không thân thiện 粗暴的

ˈgruffly adverb

nors, stroef بِفَظاظَه، بِغلاظَه грубо rispidamente nevrle schroff studst; bryskt απότομαbruscamente, toscamente; con malhumor pahuralt با صدای گرفته؛ با گستاخی möreästi d'un ton bourru בזעף कड़क के साथ otresito, osorno mogorván dengan kasar hranalega sgarbatamente ぶっきら棒に 무뚝뚝하게 gergždžiančiu balsu, niūriai skarbi; parupji kasar met schore stem; op boze wijze hest; avvisende burkliwie په زيږوالى rispidamente cu asprime хрипло; неприветливо mrzuto robato promuklo barskt อย่างไม่เป็นมิตร ters ters 不友善地 грубувато بد مزاجی سے thô lỗ; cộc cằn 粗暴地

ˈgruffness noun

stuursheid, norsheid غَلاظَه، فَظاظَه грубост rispidez mrzutost die Schroffheit studshed; bryskhed αγριάδα, τραχύτητα brusquedad; malhumor pahurus گستاخی؛ گرفتگی صدا möreys ton bourru זעף कड़कपन zlovolja, osornost mogorvaság kekasaran skapillska sgarbataggine ぶっきら棒 무뚝뚝함 šiurkštumas, stačiokiškumas skarbums kekasaran schorheid, boosheidheshet, bryskhet gburowatość زيږوالى rispidez asprime, severitate неприветливость mrzutosť osornost promuklost strävhet, barskhet ความไม่เป็นมิตร terslik, sertlik 沙啞 різкість بم مزاجی tính cộc cằn; tính thô lỗ 粗哑

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