GRUFF


Meaning of GRUFF in English

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)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.