What does gruffly mean?

gruffly means "in a gruff manner".

How many syllables are in gruffly?

gruffly has 2 syllables: gruf-fly. The stress falls on "gruf". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹʌfli/.

Is gruffly a common word?

gruffly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Gruffly — meaning and how to say it: GRUH-flee

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a gruff manner
“`No,' he replied gruffly”

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What does gruffly mean?: gruffly means "in a gruff manner".
How many syllables are in gruffly?: gruffly has 2 syllables: gruf-fly. The stress falls on "gruf". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹʌfli/.
Is gruffly a common word?: gruffly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for gruffly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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