gruffness

gruff

G0290500 (grŭf)adj. gruff·er, gruff·est 1. Brusque or stern in manner or appearance: a gruff reply.2. Hoarse; harsh: a gruff voice.

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[Dutch grof, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German.]

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gruff′ly adv.gruff′ness n.Synonyms: gruff, brusque, blunt², curt
These adjectives mean abrupt and sometimes discourteous in manner or speech. Gruff implies roughness or surliness but does not necessarily suggest rudeness: a decent fellow once you get past the gruff manner. Brusque emphasizes rude abruptness: dismissed us with a brusque wave of the hand. Blunt stresses utter frankness and usually a disconcerting directness: was blunt in her disapproval of the idea. Curt denotes usually rude briefness and abruptness of speech: a curt, two-line letter of rejection.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gruffness - a throaty harshnesshoarseness, huskinessharshness, roughness - the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
	2.	gruffness - an abrupt discourteous manner abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, shortnessrudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting

Translations

粗哑

gruff

(graf) adjective1. deep and rough. a gruff voice. 沙啞的 粗哑的2. (seeming to be) unfriendly. a gruff old man. 不友善的 粗暴的ˈgruffly adverb 不友善地 粗暴地ˈgruffness noun 沙啞 粗哑