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Gruffly vs Harshly - What's the difference?

gruffly | harshly |

As adverbs the difference between gruffly and harshly

is that gruffly is in a gruff manner while harshly is in a harsh manner; severely.

gruffly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a gruff manner.

    • harshly

    English

    Adverb

    (er)
  • In a harsh manner; severely.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I.193:
    • Yet, if I name my guilt, 't is not to boast, / None can deem harshlier of me than I deem [...].
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly , and the girls' faces saddened one.}}