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
Spyros	-	Greek
Landen	LAN-dən	English (Modern)
Pontius	PAHN-shəs (English), PAHN-tee-əs (English)	Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Nollaig	NAWL-əg	Irish
Efstathios	-	Greek
Ingulf	-	Ancient Germanic