gruffly

he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned.

Jean Valjean gruffly and grumblingly paid Marie-Claude for the pint of milk behind their mother's back, and the children were not punished.

The old man gruffly told the kids to get off his lawn.

He gruffly ordered his subordinates to finish the task by the end of the day.

The sergeant gruffly shouted orders to the soldiers.

She gruffly declined the offer without any explanation.

The customer gruffly complained about the poor service.

Despite his gruffly exterior, he had a kind heart.

The teacher gruffly scolded the students for not completing their homework.

The boss gruffly dismissed the employee's suggestion.

The security guard gruffly asked for identification before allowing entry.

She gruffly demanded to speak to the manager about the mistake.