late 15th cent. (in the sense coarse-grained): from Flemish and Dutch grofcoarse, rude, of West Germanic origin
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noun
1.brusque and surly and forbidding;
crusty remarks
2.deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion;
gruff voices
-gruff
1 . 粗暴的
bluff 虚张声势gruff粗暴的;生硬的;不友好的winsome 漂亮的;迷人的
2 . 脾气坏的
ruthless 无情的,残忍的gruff粗暴的;脾气坏的Seatle time boston time美国横跨西五区至西十区,共六个时区。每个时区对应一个标.
3 . 生硬的
bluff 虚张声势gruff粗暴的;生硬的;不友好的winsome 漂亮的;迷人的
4 . 不友好的
bluff 虚张声势gruff粗暴的;生硬的;不友好的winsome 漂亮的;迷人的
相关词条
+gruff manner
1 . 粗暴的态度
His gruff manner made me angry ., 他粗暴的态度让我生气.
+gruff bean
1 . 憨豆
the gruff bean , he humorous is not actually prominent , but he did belonged to his humor , although seemed very stupid .憨豆,他的幽默其实并不突出,但是他做了属于自己的幽默,尽管看上去很愚蠢。
+gruff squire
1 . 粗暴的绅士
A gruff squire on horseback with shiny topboots ., 一个粗暴的绅士, 足登锃亮的高统马靴 , 跨在马背上.
+gruff voice
1 . 沙哑的声音
He could only roar in a gruff voice ., 他仅能以沙哑的声音吼叫着.