What is "gruffly"

Usage examples of "gruffly".

Clodius Afer gruffly ordered the accompanying legionaries, but he himself angled toward the fountain.

Lincoln Rhyme without a word and scurried about to deposit the bags and stacks of pictures as the criminalist gruffly directed.

All were in good spirits save Doli, who hated riding horseback and gruffly declared he could go faster afoot.

The only thing that prevented her from sinking to her knees was her noticing that he looked as gruffly shy and embarrassed as she.

As they approached, an unseen watcher issued a sharp challenge out of the darkness and Lesk answered gruffly.

Tense and determined not to give in to his nerves, Webb hesitated, then agreed a little gruffly.

George Womble asked gruffly when the boy came into the cluttered office.

He is wittering gruffly in triumph and ushering me quickly ashore and away and I alight, as slowly as if onto coals, picking my way through the rubbish and the broken glass.

Of them all only Harruel bothered to speak to Hresh at all, looking down from his vast height and gruffly wishing him success at his tasks.

On our presenting ourselves at the paybox we were gruffly directed to go round to Castle Street, and were informed that we were half-an-hour behind our time.

Aunt Chloe shut and corded the box, and, getting up, looked gruffly on the trader, her tears seeming suddenly turned to sparks of fire.

Then, “Witness,” Peottre conceded gruffly, and “Witness,” Arkon Bloodblade echoed him.

Laín Nunez had said gruffly as they divided the spoils in the village.

Jan riposted gruffly, "I'll see him burnt alive, and 'tis mine own hand will set the brand to the stake.