gruffly

English

Etymology

gruff +‎ -ly

Adverb

gruffly (comparative more gruffly, superlative most gruffly)

  1. In a gruff manner.
    • 1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 48:
      'Hey, what's that?' he exclaimed gruffly, staring searchingly at her as he took her hand.
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