Definition
more gruff-like or having qualities of being gruff; a variant comparative form emphasizing the gruff quality.
Etymology
An alternative comparative form using -ier instead of -er, suggesting the word was sometimes treated as having a vowel-heavy quality deserving the extra 'i' sound.
Kelly Says
Words like 'gruffier' show English speakers experimenting with how to describe intensity—some people naturally say 'gruffer' while others say 'gruffier,' and both are now correct because language follows what native speakers actually do.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
יותר 粗暴
ti-her kro-boht
ARالعربية
أكثر قسوة
akthar qaswa
BNবাংলা
আরও কঠিন
ar-o ka-thi-n
CACatalà
més dur
mes dohr
CSČeština
hrubší
hrub-shee
DADansk
grovere
groh-ve-re
DEDeutsch
grober
groh-ber
ELΕλληνικά
περισσότερο άσχημος
pe-o-re-to as-hee-mos
ESEspañol
más gruñón
mas groh-nyohn
FAفارسی
خشن تر
kh-shaan tar
FISuomi
grovempi
groh-ven-pi
FRFrançais
plus rude
pluh rood
HEעברית
יותר קשוח
yit-er ka-shoch
HIहिन्दी
अधिक कर्कश
adhik karkaash
HUMagyar
keményebb
kem-yen-yeb
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih kasar
lebih ka-sar
ITItaliano
più burbero
pì bur-be-ro
JA日本語
もっと荒っぽい
Motto ara-pppoi
KO한국어
더 거칠다
deo geo-chil-da
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih kasar
lebih ka-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းကျယ်
pya-ng-kyay
NLNederlands
grover
groh-ver
NONorsk
grovere
groh-ve-re
PLPolski
bardziej surowy
bja-dzor su-ro-vy
PTPortuguês
mais rude
mais rood
RORomână
mai aspru
mai as-pru
RUРусский
грубее
groo-bee-ye
SVSvenska
grovare
groh-va-re
TAதமிழ்
அடர்த்தியாக
a-da-r-thi-ya-a-ka
TEతెలుగు
కఠినంగా
ka-thi-na-nga
THไทย
หยาบคายกว่า
ya-ba-kai-kwa
TLTL
masalungat
ma-sa-lun-gat
TRTürkçe
daha kaba
da-ha ka-ba
UKУкраїнська
грубіший
hroob-ish-y
URاردو
زیادہ خشن
zee-a-da kh-shaan
VITiếng Việt
thô ráp hơn
tho rap hon