gruffness

  • 81ill-humoured — adjective brusque and surly and forbidding crusty remarks a crusty old man his curmudgeonly temper gruff manner a gruff reply • Syn: ↑crusty, ↑curmudgeonly, ↑ …

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  • 82roughness — noun 1. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑raggedness • Ant: ↑smoothness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ragged (for: ↑ …

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  • 83rudeness — noun 1. a manner that is rude and insulting (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑discourtesy • Ant: ↑courtesy (for: ↑discourtesy) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 84misdeem — (ˈ)mis|dēm, i|stēm verb Etymology: Middle English misdemen, from mis (I) + demen to deem more at deem transitive verb 1. archaic : to judge unfavorably …

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