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GRUFFNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abrupt discourteous manner
Synonyms:
abruptness; brusqueness; curtness; gruffness; shortness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("gruffness" is a kind of...):
discourtesy; rudeness (a manner that is rude and insulting)
Derivation:
gruff (brusque and surly and forbidding)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A throaty harshness
Synonyms:
gruffness; hoarseness; huskiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("gruffness" is a kind of...):
harshness; roughness (the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses)
Derivation:
gruff (deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion)
