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gruffly

adv

Etymology

From gruff + -ly.

  1. derived from *grubaz✻ — “coarse, rough”
  2. derived from *grob✻
  3. derived from *grof✻
  4. derived from *grof✻
  5. derived from grof
  6. borrowed from grof
  7. suffixed as gruffly — “gruff + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a gruff manner.

    • Bradly squatted on the flat rock to wash his legs, saying gruffly to Podson, "Better wash that dam' mud off; it sticks like hell when it's dry."
    • 'Hey, what's that?' he exclaimed gruffly, staring searchingly at her as he took her hand.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA