gruffish, a.
(ˈgrʌfɪʃ)
[f. gruff a. + -ish.]
Somewhat gruff. Also quasi-adv.
| 1812 G. Colman Poet. Vagaries (1818) 13 His voice had broken to a gruffish squeak. 1836 Dickens Sk. Boz (1837) II. 3 A short elderly gentleman with a gruffish voice. 1855 Mrs. Gaskell North & S. xi, If father's at home, and speaks a bit gruffish. |