Word: gruffness
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...dumb nor so gruff as he acts, Slim Lynch, like many an oldtime newsman, finds it amusing to pretend he is semiliterate. Says he: "People always embarrass me when they talk about style. I don't know how to start a story or end it. I just put down simple words and I write about simple things. I use my feet and get around and talk to a lot of people...
...Gruff Justice...
Milestones [TIME, Sept. 2] describes the late James Clark McReynolds, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, as "grim, gruff." Here is a letter from the former Associate Justice, which might seem to admirably illustrate those qualities...
James Clark McReynolds, late retired Supreme Court Justice, was buried in Elkton, Ky., as his will meticulously directed-"westward of the family monument, head near the center, feet away from it." Among the gruff octogenarian bachelor's bequests: $10,000 to a woman acquaintance, $10,000 to a friend's daughter, $10,000 to Centre College of Danville, Ky., to "promote instruction of girls in domestic affairs...
...Gruff old Doc harrumphed: "I don't really care if I take a trip or not. I'm damned if I know what I want...