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rough
(r/@/f )

adjective (a)

  • having or caused by an irregular surface(adj.all)
    Example:
    Trees with rough bark.
    Rough ground.
    Rough skin.
    Rough blankets.
    Synonym:
    unsmooth
    Antonym:
    smooth
    source: wordnet30
  • of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
  • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements(adj.all)
    Example:
    A rough ride.
    Synonym:
    bumpy, jolting, jolty, jumpy, rocky
    source: wordnet30
  • not shaped by cutting or trimming(adj.all)
    Example:
    Rough gemstones.
    Synonym:
    uncut
    Antonym:
    cut
    source: wordnet30
  • Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • Boisterous weather.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')(adv.all)
    Example:
    He was pushed roughly aside.
    They treated him rough.
    Synonym:
    roughly
    source: wordnet30
  • with rough motion as over a rough surface(adv.all)
    Example:
    Ride rough.
    source: wordnet30
  • In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse(adj.all)
    Example:
    She was a diamond in the rough.
    Rough manners.
    source: wordnet30
  • not quite exact or correct(adj.all)
    Example:
    A rough guess.
    Synonym:
    approximate, approximative
    source: wordnet30
  • full of hardship or trials(adj.all)
    Example:
    They were having a rough time.
    Synonym:
    rocky
    source: wordnet30
  • violently agitated and turbulent(adj.all)
    Example:
    Rough weather.
    Rough seas.
    Synonym:
    boisterous, fierce
    source: wordnet30
  • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, scratchy
    source: wordnet30
  • ready and able to resort to force or violence(adj.all)
    Example:
    They were rough and determined fighting men.
    Synonym:
    pugnacious
    source: wordnet30
  • not carefully or expertly made(adj.all)
    Example:
    Rough carpentry.
    Synonym:
    crude
    source: wordnet30
  • not perfected(adj.all)
    Example:
    A rough draft.
    A few rough sketches.
    source: wordnet30
  • unpleasantly stern(adj.all)
    Example:
    The nomad life is rough and hazardous.
    Synonym:
    harsh
    source: wordnet30
  • unkind or cruel or uncivil(adj.all)
    Example:
    A rough answer.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form(verb.creation)
    Synonym:
    rough in, rough out
    source: wordnet30
  • To render rough; to roughen.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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