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GRUFF

rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect

The meaning of the word gruff is rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect.

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sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
sleighan open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely