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gruffily

gruffily adverb: in a gruffy way or manner.

Adverb

gruffily (comparative more gruffily, superlative most gruffily)

  1. In a gruffy way or manner.

Forms of gruffily

comparativemore gruffily
superlativemost gruffily

Origin of gruffily

From gruffy + -ly.

Questions about gruffily

What does gruffily mean?
Gruffily means in a gruffy way or manner.
What part of speech is gruffily?
Gruffily is an adverb.

Words near gruffily in the dictionary

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

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