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rough

/ rough /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
Type of:
site land site
Has parts:
golf course golf links links
adjective Sense 2
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
Similar:
angulate bidentate biserrate ciliate ciliated crenate crenated scalloped
Opposites:
smooth
See also:
simple unsubdivided compound
Domain:
botany phytology
adjective Sense 3
having or caused by an irregular surface
"trees with rough bark"
"rough ground"
"a rough ride"
"rough skin"
"rough blankets"
"his unsmooth face"
"unsmooth writing"
Similar:
abrasive scratchy alligatored cracked barky broken rugged bullate
Opposites:
smooth
See also:
coarse irregular nonslippery uneven unironed
adjective satellite Sense 4
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
"she was a diamond in the rough"
"rough manners"
Similar:
unrefined
adjective satellite Sense 5
not perfected
"a rough draft"
"a few rough sketches"
Similar:
unpolished
adverb Sense 6
with rough motion as over a rough surface
"ride rough"
Pertains to:
unsmooth
adjective satellite Sense 7
not carefully or expertly made
"managed to make a crude splint"
"a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"
"rough carpentry"
Similar:
unskilled
adjective satellite Sense 8
unpleasantly stern
"wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"
"the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
Similar:
unpleasant
adjective satellite Sense 9
full of hardship or trials
"the rocky road to success"
"they were having a rough time"
Similar:
difficult hard
adjective Sense 10
not shaped by cutting or trimming
"an uncut diamond"
"rough gemstones"
Similar:
unsheared
Opposites:
cut
adjective satellite Sense 11
ready and able to resort to force or violence
"pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville"
"they were rough and determined fighting men"
Similar:
aggressive
verb Sense 12
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
Type of:
prepare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adverb Sense 13
with roughness or violence (`rough'' is an informal variant for `roughly'')
"he was pushed roughly aside"
"they treated him rough"
Pertains to:
pugnacious
Domain:
colloquialism
adjective satellite Sense 14
not quite exact or correct
"the approximate time was 10 o''clock"
"a rough guess"
"a ballpark estimate"
Similar:
inexact
adjective satellite Sense 15
violently agitated and turbulent
"boisterous winds and waves"
"the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound"
"rough weather"
"rough seas"
Similar:
stormy
adjective satellite Sense 16
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
"a gravelly voice"
Similar:
cacophonous cacophonic
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
16
Total Synonyms
28
Total Relationships
45
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

site land site angulate bidentate biserrate ciliate ciliated crenate crenated scalloped smooth abrasive