Dictionary Check: gruff

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"gruff" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

brusque and surly and forbidding

Example: "crusty remarks"
Synonyms:
crusty curmudgeonly ill-humored ill-humoured
adjective

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

Example: "gruff voices"
Synonyms:
hoarse husky

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