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GRUFF

\ɡɹˈʌf], \ɡɹˈʌf], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈʌ_f]\

Definitions of GRUFF

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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Gruffly.
Gruffness.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Gruffly.
Gruffness.
Rough, stern, or abrupt in manner: churlish.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Hoarse; surly; churlish.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Of a rough surly manner.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

In pharmacy, the coarse residue, which will not pass through the sieve in pulverization.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

That portion of a mass which, after trituration in a mortar, remains unground.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

Sour of aspect, harsh of manners.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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