Explore Gruffer through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Gruffer meaning
comparative form of gruff: more gruff
Using Gruffer
- The main meaning on this page is: comparative form of gruff: more gruff
Context around Gruffer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gruffer
- In this selection, "gruffer" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anti stand out and add context to how "gruffer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include can be gruffer and blunter and has a gruffer one lol. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gruffer" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gruffer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hemsworth's cheerful likability also gives him plenty of range as both light-hearted protagonists and gruffer anti-heroes. (19 words)
I can be gruffer and blunter with people than I intend to be, and more than occasionally condescending without meaning to be. (22 words)
That voice from Pattinson was not what I expected (though it make me wonder why his multiple has a gruffer one?) lol. (22 words)
I can be gruffer and blunter with people than I intend to be, and more than occasionally condescending without meaning to be. (22 words)
That voice from Pattinson was not what I expected (though it make me wonder why his multiple has a gruffer one?) lol. (22 words)
Hemsworth's cheerful likability also gives him plenty of range as both light-hearted protagonists and gruffer anti-heroes. (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
Hemsworth's cheerful likability also gives him plenty of range as both light-hearted protagonists and gruffer anti-heroes.
I can be gruffer and blunter with people than I intend to be, and more than occasionally condescending without meaning to be.
That voice from Pattinson was not what I expected (though it make me wonder why his multiple has a gruffer one?) lol.