gruff
adjective · verb · nounA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
- 2.
hoarse-voiced.
a gruff woman
- 3.
hoarse.
a gruff voice
- 4.
(British, India)(British India) Of goods: bulky.
[…] which by causing a great export of rice enhances the price of labour, and consequently of all other gruff, piece-goods and raw silk […]
Động từ
verb- 1.
To speak gruffly.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative spelling of grough (“gully in a moor”).
They found Uttley's body on the bottom of the gruff.
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Nguồn gốc từ
dum odt osx 16th century, from Dutch grof and/or grof (both “rough, coarse, rude”), from *grof or *grof, both from *grob, from Proto-Germanic *grubaz (coarse, rough), possibly from an earlier *gahrubaz and then related with *hreubaz (scabby, rough, scrubby).