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
KadrİYe	-	Turkish
ZÉ	ZE	Portuguese
Ruaraidh	-	Scottish
Rod	[rɔd]
Narayan	-	Indian, Hindi, Nepali, Marathi, Odia, Bengali
ThorbjØRn	-	Norwegian