gruffishadj.
/ˈɡrʌfɪʃ/ Somewhat gruff. Also quasi-adv.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > hoarse or husky
hoarsec1000
stoppedc1485
hoarsy1570
croaking1608
throaty1647
furred1666
rouped1677
gruffa1712
cracked1739
roupy1756
hoarsened1798
gruffish1812
gin and fog1842
grasshoppery1849
croaky1851
feathery1881
tonsilly1894
wine-tasting1936
gravelly1944
gravelled1958
1812 G. Colman Poet. Vagaries 12 His voice had broken to a gruffish squeak.
1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 3 A short elderly gentleman with a gruffish voice.
1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. xi. 136 If father's at home, and speaks a bit gruffish.
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