Rough or abrupt in speech (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Rough or abrupt in speech (5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GRUFF.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRUFF Rough or abrupt in speech (5) (5)
8% SUDDEN Abrupt (6) The Telegraph Quick Mar 10, 2026
8% TERSE Abrupt (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 26, 2026
7% ILLUSE Rough treatment (6) Wall Street Journal Mar 11, 2026
7% UNEVEN Rough (6) The Telegraph Quick Mar 5, 2026
7% GUESSTIMATES Rough calculations (12) Commuter Mar 2, 2026
7% HARSH Rough, grating (5) The Times Concise Mar 2, 2026
7% OOF "That's rough" (3) USA Today Feb 26, 2026
7% GLAMP Not really rough it (5) The Atlantic Feb 8, 2026
7% TERSENESS Abrupt brevity (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 17, 2026
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