gruff

It’s no surprise that behind the gruff exterior of Red Foreman or the margarita-drinking Kitty is a couple who value frugality.

Winslet is tremendous as always, embodying Lee’s gruff, no-nonsense persona, a hardened exterior underneath which a great wound still bleeds.

She bustled to and fro, greeting regulars with gruff warmth.

I walked until I heard a gruff shout.

If Monty was uncharacteristically gruff, it was because the team found itself facing unprecedented scrutiny.