Gruff and Nice

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Gruff adjective - Harsh and dry in sound.

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Nice is an antonym for gruff in topics: bad-tempered, rasping in sound.

Nearby Word: gruffly

Nice adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

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Gruff is an antonym for nice.

Nearby Words: nicety, nicely

Not a nice place for nice people, as evidenced by her gruff younger sister, Ishara.

Source: Sliding Scale of Libertarianism and Authoritarianism
Overlapping with Die for Our Ship as well, Sweden in canon is gruff and The Stoic with a genuinely nice side.

Source: Ron The Death Eater / Axis Powers Hetalia
Despite his gruff appearance, Barriga was actually a nice man—it's just that characters like Chavo and Don Ramon unintentionally provoked his anger almost all the time.

Source: Cranky Landlord

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