gruffness
11brusqueness — noun an abrupt discourteous manner • Syn: ↑abruptness, ↑curtness, ↑gruffness, ↑shortness • Derivationally related forms: ↑short (for: ↑shortness), ↑gr …
12curtness — noun an abrupt discourteous manner (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑abruptness, ↑brusqueness, ↑gruffness, ↑shortness • Derivationally related forms: ↑short (for: ↑ …
13hoarseness — noun a throaty harshness • Syn: ↑gruffness, ↑huskiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑husky (for: ↑huskiness), ↑hoarse, ↑gruff ( …
14huskiness — noun 1. the property of being big and strong • Syn: ↑ruggedness, ↑toughness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rugged (for: ↑ruggedness), ↑husky • Hyp …
15shortness — noun 1. the property of being of short spatial extent (Freq. 1) the shortness of the Channel crossing • Ant: ↑longness • Derivationally related forms: ↑short • Hypernyms: ↑length …
16bearish — adjective Date: 1744 1. resembling a bear in build or in roughness, gruffness, or surliness < a bearish man > 2. a. marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices (as in a stock market) < bearish investors > b …
17sullen — adjective Etymology: Middle English solein solitary, from Anglo French sulein, solain, perhaps from sol, soul single, sole + ain after Old French soltain solitary, private, from Late Latin solitaneus, ultimately from Latin solus alone Date: 14th… …
18gruff — I. adjective Etymology: Dutch grof; akin to Old High German grob coarse, hruf scurf more at dandruff Date: 1691 1. rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect < a gruff reply > 2. being deep and harsh ; hoarse < a gruff voice > …
19Alexander III of Russia — Alexander III Photograph by Sergey Levitsky Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias Reign 13 March 1881 – 1 November 1894 ( 100000 …
20Elvis Presley — For other uses, see Elvis (disambiguation) and Elvis Presley (disambiguation). Elvis Presley …
