gruff

adj.

[1]

surly , crusty , curmudgeonly , crusty , grumpy , ill-humored , ill-humoured , curmudgeonly , cantankerous , sour , peevish , churlish , rude , uncivil , bearish , testy , querulous , irritable , cross , petulant , crabbed , irascible , sullen , sulky , bluff , abrupt , curt , blunt , brusque , short , short-tempered , ill-humoured , ill-natured , bad-tempered , stinging , cutting , biting , acerb , acrimonious , acid , caustic , (Colloq) grouchy , crotchety

[2]

throaty , hoarse , husky , deep , rough , guttural , rasping , low , husky , hoarse , harsh(-sounding)