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gruffly

/ˈɡrʌfli/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈɡrʌfli/
gruffly
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Short u vowel
Ending
Final y vowel sound

gruf - fly -> gruffly

Myanmar meaning

(adv) ခပ်ပြတ်ပြတ်။

Full entry

gruff / grʌf / adj

ခပ်ပြတ်ပြတ် (အသံ)။ သုန်မှုန်သော။ a gruff reply ❍ Beneath his gruff exterior he's really very kind-hearted.
❏ gruffly adv ခပ်ပြတ်ပြတ်။

More examples
  • Don’t let his gruff manner put you off.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, grumpy, crotchety, brusque, curt, snippy, stern, crusty, abrupt, angry, bearish, blunt, boisterous, boorish, churlish, crabbed, crabby, cracked, croaking, croaky, crude, deep, discourteous, dour, fierce, grating, gravelly, grouchy, guttural, harsh, hoarse, husky, ill-natured, impatient, impolite, low, morose, nasty, offhand, rasping, rough, rude, saturnine, short, snappy, sour, sullen, surly, thick, throaty, truculent, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly
Antonyms
cheerful, even-tempered, friendly, happy, kind, nice, pleasant, polite, soft, sweet, tactful
Cross references
bad-temperedgrumpycrotchetybrusquecurtsnippysterncrustyabruptangrybearishbluntboisterousboorishchurlishcrabbedcrabbycrackedcroakingcroakycrudedeepdiscourteousdourfiercegratinggravellygrouchy
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