释义 |
gruffish, a.|ˈgrʌfɪʃ| [f. gruff a. + -ish.] Somewhat gruff. Also quasi-adv.
1812G. Colman Poet. Vagaries (1818) 13 His voice had broken to a gruffish squeak. 1836Dickens Sk. Boz (1837) II. 3 A short elderly gentleman with a gruffish voice. 1855Mrs. Gaskell North & S. xi, If father's at home, and speaks a bit gruffish. |