Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gruffy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gruffy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rough or surly.

adj

Low and throaty; hoarse.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gruff + -y.

Inflected Forms

gruffier (comparative) gruffiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

gruffily gruffiness

Rhymes With

fluffy buffy duffy puffy stuffy scruffy huffy snuffy muffy toughie roughy mcguffey

Questions

What does gruffy mean?
Rough or surly.
Where does gruffy come from?
From gruff + -y.

How to pronounce gruffy

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