gruff as a bear

*gruff as a bear

gruff; curt and unsociable. (*Also: as ∼.) I hate to ask Erica questions; she's always gruff as a bear. I'm always as gruff as a bear before I've had my first cup of coffee.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Clementius	-	Late Roman
Gunn	-	Norwegian
Jehu	JEE-hyoo (English)	Biblical
XuÂN	-	Vietnamese
Zakchaios	-	Biblical Greek
Nojus	-	Lithuanian