✅ Gruff describes a rough and grumpy manner (She gave a gruff reply to his question).

✅ Brusque describes an abrupt or rough manner (The manager was particularly brusque today).

✅ Gruff and brusque have similar meanings.

✅ However, gruff emphasizes a grumpy or surly attitude, whereas brusque emphasizes bluntness.

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✅ Sentimental describes someone or something that is expressive of tender feelings, especially love, pity, and nostalgia (a sentimental card; We got a little sentimental about the end of our favorite show).

✅ Saccharine describes something that is excessively sentimental (a saccharine love song).

✅ Sentimental and saccharine have similar meanings and are both often used in a negative way.

✅ However, saccharine has more of a negative connotation than sentimental (He greeted us with a saccharine smile that made us feel uneasy).

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✅ Release means a freeing of someone from pain, obligation, confinement, and so on (We campaigned for her release).

✅ Delivery means release, liberation, or rescue (Delivery came in the form of three ragged adventurers).

✅ Release and delivery mean slightly different things. Release suggests being let go or freed. Delivery particularly suggests being rescued.

✅ Delivery is a pretty archaic term; it’s not the word you want to use if you want to sound up-to-date!

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