gruff
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(satellite adjective) deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky:- Virgil Thomson |
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Synonyms: hoarse, husky |
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(satellite adjective) brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" |
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Synonyms: crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-humored, ill-humoured |
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