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Definition of Gruffish
1. somewhat gruff [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gruffish
Literary usage of Gruffish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1901)
"... "as if kneading dough," says Grose, was spoken of as " baker-kneed r: His
voice had broken to a gruffish squeak, He had grown blear-eyed, baker-kneed, ..."
2. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1894)
"... POLITEST of men in the domestic circle and everywhere among women, Lord Ormont
was annoyed to find himself often gruffish behind the tie of his cravat. ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1826)
"... like a way-post, began, ' My name ¡я Nerval,'—in that gruffish squeak, and
with that measured twang, which generally accompany such exhibitions. ..."
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