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gruffish

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gruff

  [gruhf]
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–adjective, -er, -est.
1. low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
2. rough, brusque, or surly: a gruff manner.
Origin:
1525–35; < MD grof coarse; c. G grob

Related forms:
gruffish, adjective
gruffly, adverb
gruffness, noun

Synonyms:
2. curt.

Antonyms:
2. courteous.
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Word Origin & History

gruff 
1533, from M.Du. or M.L.G. grof "coarse (in quality), thick, large" (cognate with O.E. hreof, O.N. hrjufr "rough, scabby"). Sense of "rough, surly" first recorded c.1690.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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