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1. gruff

adjective. ['ˈgrʌf'] brusque and surly and forbidding.

Etymology

  • grof (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))

Rhymes with Gruff

  • mcduff
  • macduff
  • rebuff
  • mcgough
  • mcgeough
  • lebouef
  • leboeuf
  • stuff
  • stough
  • snuff
  • slough
  • scuff
  • pluff
  • fluff
  • enough
  • cluff
  • bruff
  • bluff
  • acuff
  • tuff
  • tough
  • shuff
  • schuff
  • rough
  • puff
  • muff
  • luff
  • huff
  • hough
  • guff

2. gruff

adjective. ['ˈgrʌf'] deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion.

Etymology

  • grof (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))