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[ adjective ] brusque and surly and forbidding
Synonyms Examples "crusty remarks" "a crusty old man" "his curmudgeonly temper" "gruff manner" "a gruff reply" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] brusque and surly and forbidding
Synonyms Examples "crusty remarks" "a crusty old man" "his curmudgeonly temper" "gruff manner" "a gruff reply" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
Examples "gruff voices" "the dog's gruff barking" "hoarse cries" "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky:- Virgil Thomson Related terms |
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