gruffly

🇺🇸 /ˈɡrʌfli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡrʌfli/
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adverb
R

In a way that uses a deep and rough voice, often seeming unfriendly.

He gruffly told the children to be quiet.

R

In a way that shows you are not friendly and do not want to wait.

She gruffly dismissed his apology, clearly upset.

translation

adv. In a way that uses a deep and rough voice, often seeming unfriendly.; In a way that shows you are not friendly and do not want to wait.

Synonyms

brusquely adv. 唐突地 savagely adv. 野蛮地, 尖刻地, 愤怒地 determinedly adv. 坚决地 grimly adv. 严肃地 bluntly adv. 直率地 toughly adv. 严格地, 坚强地 resolutely adv. 坚决地 decidedly adv. 明确地, 坚决地 assertively adv. 有力地 curtly adv. 生硬地 abruptly adv. 突然地, 唐突地 firmly adv. 稳固地 sharply adv. 严厉地, 急剧地, 鲜明地, 迅速地, 锋利地 aggressively adv. 咄咄逼人地, 积极地 strongly adv. 坚定地, 非常, 明显地, 强有力地, 牢固地

Antonyms

courteously adv. 有礼貌地 tactfully adv. 圆滑地 tenderly adv. 温柔地 diplomatically adv. 在外交上, 圆滑地 civilly adv. 有礼貌地, 民事上 gently adv. 轻柔地, 温和地, 平缓地, 小心地 mildly adv. 轻微地, 温和地 lightly adv. 轻轻地, 少量地, 轻松地, 轻率地 softly adv. 轻柔地, 柔和地, 圆润地 politely adv. 有礼貌地, 表面上客气地 kindly adv. 友善地, 请