Gruff vs. Raspy

Gruffadjective

having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.

Raspyadjective

(of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.

‘His incessant coughing made his voice sound raspy.’;

Gruffadjective

hoarse-voiced.

Raspyadjective

Irritable.

Gruffverb

To speak gruffly.

Raspyadjective

Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating.

Gruffadjective

Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh.

‘Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks.’;

Raspyadjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound;

‘a gravelly voice’;

Gruffadjective

brusque and surly and forbidding;

‘crusty remarks’; ‘a crusty old man’; ‘his curmudgeonly temper’; ‘gruff manner’; ‘a gruff reply’;

Gruffadjective

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion;

‘gruff voices’; ‘the dog's gruff barking’; ‘hoarse cries’; ‘makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky’;