He's a gruff, tough man dedicated to killing bad guys.

He stared up at the gruff old man who was so kind to him.

He is a rather gruff man, who believes that the best way to deal with the wolf would be to "get rid of it".

It was the gruff man who had spoken before.

He usually plays the roles of gruff old men.

Albany: a gruff old man who tries to help poor people.

She could offer endearing family stories about her husband, a gruff man who never went out of his way to cultivate good press.

Although he had a determined look about him, he was not a gruff man.

He was a gruff young man whose voice was often raised when at home.

One of them was a gruff, grandfatherly old man who projected traditional American family values.