gruff, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
gruff hoarse husky
sample sentences
"gruff voices""the dog's gruff barking"
"hoarse cries"
"makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
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brusque and surly and forbidding
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
crusty curmudgeonly gruff ill-humored ill-humoured
sample sentences
"crusty remarks""a crusty old man"
"his curmudgeonly temper"
"gruff manner"
"a gruff reply"
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