Defn: A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or fiour in water or milk; thin porridge.
GRUELLY
Gru"el*ly, a.
Defn: Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.
GRUESOME
Grue"some, a.
Defn: Same as Grewsome. [Scot.]
GRUF
Gruf, adv. Etym: [Cf. Grovel.]
Defn: Forwards; with one's face to the ground. [Obs.]
They fellen gruf, and cryed piteously. Chaucer.
GRUFF Gruff, a. [Compar. Gruffer (; superl. Gruffest.] Etym: [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rcófan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- standing for the AS. prefix ge-, Goth. ga-.]
Defn: Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly;
severe; harsh. Addison.
Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. Thackeray.
— Gruff"ly, adv.
— Gruff"ness, n.
GRUGRU PALM
Gru"gru palm". (Bot.)