What is "gruff" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "gruff": brusque and surly and forbidding

Adjective

Meaning of "gruff": deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

Adjective

Synonyms:

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, throaty, cracked, grating, guttural, harsh, hoarse, husky, low, rough, croaking, croaky,

Antonyms:

cheerful, pleasant, kind, polite, tactful, even-tempered, happy, nice, soft, sweet, even-tempered, polite, pleasant, happy, nice, soft, sweet,