Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - gruff
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Gruff
gruff
I. adjective Etymology: Dutch grof; akin to Old High German grob coarse, hruf scurf — more at dandruff Date: 1691 1. rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect a ~ reply 2. being deep and harsh ; hoarse a ~ voice Synonyms: see bluff • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. transitive verb Date: 1706 to utter in a ~ voice or manner
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adj. 1 a (of a voice) low and harsh. b (of a person) having a gruff voice. 2 surly, laconic, rough-mannered. Derivatives gruffly adv. gruffness n. Etymology: Du., MLG grof coarse f. WG (rel. to ROUGH) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. грубоватый; резкий; неприветливый gruff reply —- грубый ответ he is somewhat gruff —- он несколько грубоват 2. угрюмый, мрачный 3. грубый, хриплый (о голосе) he spoke in a gruff voice —- он говорил хриплым голосом 4. спец. грубый, неотделанный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. A gruff voice sounds low and rough. He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman’s gruff voice. ADJ • gruffly ‘Well, never mind now,’ he said gruffly. ADV 2. If you describe someone as gruff, you mean that they seem rather unfriendly or bad-tempered. His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 unfriendly or annoyed, especially in the way you speak (a gruff reply) 2 a gruff voice sounds low and rough as if the speaker does not want to talk - gruffly adv - gruffness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1533, from M.Du. or M.L.G. grof "coarse (in quality), thick, large." Sense of "rough, surly" first recorded c.1690. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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