Meanings
adjectivegruffy (comparative gruffier, superlative gruffiest)
comparative gruffier · superlative gruffiest
- usuallyspeechmannerRough 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 - Low and throaty; hoarse.
A gruffy, almost sleep sounding voice answered the phone.
2018, J.E.K. Roberts-Thomas, A Married Life, page 37
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gruffy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gruffy
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gruffy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gruffy.
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