Gruff


Synonyms for gruff
adj bad-tempered, rude

dour
crusty
offhand
brusque
surly
boisterous
grumpy
blunt
nasty

abrupt
boorish
churlish
crabby
crude
curt
discourteous
fierce
grouchy

ill-natured
impolite
morose
rough
saturnine
short
snappy
snippy
sour

sullen
truculent
uncivil
ungracious
unmannerly
crabbed
bearish

Antonyms for gruff

cheerful
pleasant
kind
polite

tactful
even-tempered
happy
nice

soft
sweet

Synonyms
adj rasping in sound

throaty
cracked
grating

guttural
harsh
hoarse

husky
low
rough

croaking
croaky

Antonyms

even-tempered
polite
pleasant

happy
nice
soft

sweet

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