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gruffly

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1 as in curtly, brusquely

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gruffly

abruptly,
bluntly,
brusquely,
curtly,
point-blank,
sharply

artlessly,
earnestly,
simply,
sincerely

impolitely,
inconsiderately,
rudely,
tactlessly

baldly,
bluffly,
candidly,
frankly,
honestly,
openheartedly,
openly,
unguardedly,
unreservedly

truthfully,
veraciously

directly,
forthrightly,
foursquare,
plain,
plainly,
straight,
straightforward
(also straightforwards),
straightforwardly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for gruffly

long-windedly,
verbosely,
wordily

civilly,
courteously,
diplomatically,
politely,
tactfully

deceitfully,
mendaciously,
untruthfully

erroneously,
fallaciously,
falsely,
hypocritically,
insincerely

ambiguously,
circuitously,
equivocally,
evasively,
indirectly

2 as in grimly, determinedly

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gruffly

aggressively,
assertively,
decidedly,
determinedly,
firmly,
grimly,
resolutely,
strongly,
toughly

abusively,
brutishly,
savagely,
viciously

callously,
cold-bloodedly,
hard-heartedly,
heartlessly,
inhumanely,
inhumanly,
insensately,
insensitively,
mercilessly,
obdurately,
pitilessly,
ruthlessly,
tyrannically,
uncharitably,
unfeelingly,
unmercifully,
unsparingly

brutally,
hard,
hardly,
harshly,
ill,
oppressively,
roughly,
severely,
sternly,
stiffly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for gruffly

clemently,
gently,
leniently,
lightly,
mildly,
softly

benevolently,
benignantly,
considerately,
cordially,
graciously,
kindly,
lovingly,
tenderly

charitably,
compassionately,
humanely,
mercifully,
softheartedly,
sympathetically,
tolerantly,
understandingly

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