English-Thai Dictionary

gruff

ADJ(เสียง  แหบ (เสียง  ห้าว  hoarse harsh rough heab

 

gruff

ADJ หุนหันพลันแล่น  หยาบ  brusque offhand polite hun-han-plan-laen

 

gruffly

ADV(เสียง  แหบ (เสียง  ห้าว  hoarsely throatily heab

 

gruffness

N เสียง แหบ (เสียง  ห้าว  siang-heab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRUFF

a.Of a rough or stern countenance; sour; surly; severe; rugged; harsh.

 

GRUFFLY

adv. Roughly; sternly; ruggedly; harshly. --And gruffly looked the god.

 

GRUFFNESS

n.Roughness of countenance; sternness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRUFF

Gruff, a. [Compar. Gruffer (; superl. Gruffest.] Etym: [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rcófan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- standing for the AS. prefix ge-, Goth. ga-.]

 

Defn: Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. Addison. Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. Thackeray. -- Gruff "ly, adv. -- Gruff "ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gruff

gruff |grəf ɡrəf | ▶adjective abrupt or taciturn in manner: penetrate a gruff exterior and you will find him affable. • (of a voice ) rough and low in pitch: she spoke with a gruff, masculine voice. DERIVATIVES gruff ly adverb, gruff ness noun ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘coarse-grained ’): from Flemish and Dutch grof ‘coarse, rude, ’ of West Germanic origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gruff

gruff |grʌf | ▶adjective (of a voice ) rough and low in pitch: she spoke with a gruff, masculine voice. • abrupt or taciturn in manner: Robert's gruff, no-nonsense approach. DERIVATIVES gruffly adverb, gruffness noun ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘coarse-grained ’): from Flemish and Dutch grof ‘coarse, rude ’, of West Germanic origin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

gruff

gruff adjective 1 a gruff reply | his gruff exterior: abrupt, brusque, curt, short, blunt, bluff, no-nonsense; laconic, taciturn; surly, churlish, grumpy, crotchety, curmudgeonly, crabby, cross, bad-tempered, short-tempered, ill-natured, crusty, tetchy, bearish, ungracious, unceremonious; informal grouchy. ANTONYMS friendly, courteous. 2 a gruff voice: rough, guttural, throaty, gravelly, husky, croaking, rasping, raspy, growly, hoarse, harsh; low, thick. ANTONYMS mellow, soft. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See brusque . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

gruff

gruff adjective 1 a gruff reply | his gruff exterior hid a sensitive nature: abrupt, brusque, curt, short, blunt, bluff, no-nonsense; laconic, taciturn; surly, churlish, grumpy, crotchety, crabby, crabbed, cross, bad-tempered, short-tempered, ill-natured, crusty, tetchy, bearish, sullen, sour, uncivil, rude, unmannerly, impolite, discourteous, ungracious, unceremonious, offhand; informal grouchy, off, offish. ANTONYMS friendly; courteous. 2 a gruff male voice bade them enter: rough, hoarse, harsh, guttural, throaty, husky, croaking, rasping, raspy, gravelly, growly, growling; low, thick. ANTONYMS soft, mellow.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gruff

gruff /ɡrʌf /形容詞 1 〈人 態度などが 〉荒々しい, 粗野な ; ぶっきらぼうな, 無愛想な .2 〈声が 〉しわがれた, どら声の .gr ú ff ly 副詞 ぶっきらぼうに .gr ú ff ness 名詞