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Definition of Gruffly
1. Adverb. In a gruff manner. "`No,' he replied gruffly"
Definition of Gruffly
1. Adverb. In a gruff manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gruffly
1. in a gruff manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gruffly
Literary usage of Gruffly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln: A Story of a Picture by Francis Bicknell Carpenter (2000)
"... gruffly. "About twenty-one, I believe," answered the Secretary of the
Interior; "he is of good family and excellent character." "Usher," was the reply, ..."
2. English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, John Dickson Batten (1890)
"Much sitting, much sitting " (gruffly). " How did you get such a wee wee waist ?
" " Aih-hh ! ... "With carrying broom, with carrying broom" (gruffly}. ..."
3. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... roughly, gruffly, brusquely, abruptly; repulsively; ... somewhat gruffly, with
a tinge of asperity; ..."
4. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"[gruffly] Oh you do eh ! Very well—we '11 see what a little prison life will do.
[.-1 sharp order] Sergeant! [SERGEANT comes down Bc and salutes] Report ..."
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