GRUFFNESS

abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness

(noun) an abrupt discourteous manner

gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness

(noun) a throaty harshness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gruffness (countable and uncountable, plural gruffnesses)

The characteristic or quality of being gruff

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 January 2025

SOAK

(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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