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
Aldis	['ɔ:ldis]
Sameer (2)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Jurgis	-	Lithuanian
Vitale	-	Italian
Refilwe	-	Southern African, Tswana
NÎGa	-	Kurdish