gruff vs husky

gruff is not a noun while husky is a noun.

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

As adjectives, gruff and husky are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of gruff include hoarse.

gruff (noun)	husky (noun)
	breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog

gruff (adjective)	husky (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	muscular and heavily built