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gruffier

gruffier is the comparative form of gruffy.

Meaning of gruffy

Adjective

gruffy (comparative gruffier, superlative gruffiest)

  1. (usually, speech) Rough or surly.
    • “Hey, bub,” a gruffy looking man stood over him. “You're lookin' for that kid ain't ya?”2010, Johnathon M. Creech, Legends Of Myrthia:Shards of the Kaynara, page 145
  2. Low and throaty; hoarse.
    • A gruffy, almost sleep sounding voice answered the phone.2018, J.E.K. Roberts-Thomas, A Married Life, page 37

Questions about gruffier

What is gruffier the comparative form of?
Gruffier is the comparative form of gruffy.

Words near gruffier in the dictionary

  1. gruey
  2. gruff
  3. gruffed
  4. gruffer
  5. gruffest
  6. gruffier
  7. gruffiest
  8. gruffily
  9. gruffiness
  10. gruffing
  11. gruffish

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