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rough - Dictionary definition and meaning for rough

ROUGH

  • (noun) the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

  • (verb) prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

    synonyms : rough in , rough out

  • (adj.) not shaped by cutting or trimming

    "an uncut diamond", "rough gemstones"

    synonyms : uncut

  • (adj.) having or caused by an irregular surface

    "trees with rough bark", "rough ground", "rough skin", "rough blankets", "his unsmooth face"

    synonyms : unsmooth

  • (adj.) causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

    "a rough ride"

    synonyms : bumpy , jolting , jolty , jumpy , rocky

  • (adj.) of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

  • (adverb) with rough motion as over a rough surface

    "ride rough"

    synonyms : roughly

  • (adverb) with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

    "he was pushed roughly aside", "they treated him rough"

    synonyms : roughly

  • (adj.) ready and able to resort to force or violence

    "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance", "they were rough and determined fighting men"

    synonyms : pugnacious

  • (adj.) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

    "a gravelly voice"

    synonyms : grating , gravelly , rasping , raspy , scratchy

  • (adj.) violently agitated and turbulent

    "boisterous winds and waves", "the fierce thunders roar me their music", "rough weather", "rough seas"

    synonyms : boisterous , fierce

  • (adj.) full of hardship or trials

    "the rocky road to success", "they were having a rough time"

    synonyms : rocky

  • (adj.) not quite exact or correct

    "the approximate time was 10 o'clock", "a rough guess", "a ballpark estimate"

    synonyms : approximate , approximative

  • (adj.) unkind or cruel or uncivil

    "had harsh words", "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant", "a rough answer"

    synonyms : harsh

  • (adj.) unpleasantly stern

    "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus", "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"

    synonyms : harsh

  • (adj.) not perfected

    "a rough draft", "a few rough sketches"

  • (adj.) (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

    "she was a diamond in the rough", "rough manners"

  • (adj.) not carefully or expertly made

    "managed to make a crude splint", "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them", "rough carpentry"

    synonyms : crude

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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