Meaning

2 senses
  1. (usually)Rough or surly.

  2. Low and throaty; hoarse.

Origin

From gruff + -y.

From gruff + -y.

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Forms

gruffier, gruffiest
Comparativegruffier Lesson
Superlativegruffiest Lesson

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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