gruff vs hoarse

gruff and hoarse both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gruff	No	Yes	No	No
hoarse	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, gruff and hoarse are synonyms defined as:

gruff and hoarse: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

Other synonyms of gruff include husky.

gruff (adjective)	hoarse (adjective)
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion	deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
brusque and surly and forbidding