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| type | s |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | brusque and surly and forbidding |
| examples | crusty remarks a crusty old man his curmudgeonly temper gruff manner a gruff reply |
| Outgoing links | |
| Similar to | ill-natured |
| Derivationally related form | gruff → gruffness |
| Derivationally related form | curmudgeonly → curmudgeon |
| Derivationally related form | crusty → crust |
| Incoming links | |
| Similar to | ill-natured |
| Derived from adjective | gruffly → gruff |
| Derivationally related form | gruffness → gruff |
| Derivationally related form | crust → crusty |
| Derivationally related form | curmudgeon → curmudgeonly |
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