All gruffly synonyms

adverb gruffly

• grumpily — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
• curtly — rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
• brusquely — abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
• sternly — firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline.
• abruptly — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
• crustily — In a crusty manner.
• angrily — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
• impatiently — not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
• snippety — sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
• hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
• huskily — big and strong; burly.
• throaty — produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.
• harshly — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
• thickly — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
• raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.