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rough

/r/@/f/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. having or caused by an irregular surface

    adj.all

    Examples
    Trees with rough bark.
    Rough ground.
    Rough skin.
    Rough blankets.
    Synonyms unsmooth
    Antonyms smooth

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

    adj.all

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

    adj.all

    Examples
    A rough ride.
    Synonyms bumpy jolting jolty jumpy rocky

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. not shaped by cutting or trimming

    adj.all

    Examples
    Rough gemstones.
    Synonyms uncut
    Antonyms cut

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a <i>rough</i> board; a <i>rough</i> stone; <i>rough</i> cloth.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

    noun.location

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Boisterous weather.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adverb

  1. with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

    adv.all

    Examples
    He was pushed roughly aside.
    They treated him rough.
    Synonyms roughly

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. with rough motion as over a rough surface

    adv.all

    Examples
    Ride rough.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

    adverb

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

    adj.all

    Examples
    She was a diamond in the rough.
    Rough manners.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. not quite exact or correct

    adj.all

    Examples
    A rough guess.
    Synonyms approximate approximative

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. full of hardship or trials

    adj.all

    Examples
    They were having a rough time.
    Synonyms rocky

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. violently agitated and turbulent

    adj.all

    Examples
    Rough weather.
    Rough seas.
    Synonyms boisterous fierce

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

    adj.all

    Synonyms grating gravelly rasping raspy scratchy

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. ready and able to resort to force or violence

    adj.all

    Examples
    They were rough and determined fighting men.
    Synonyms pugnacious

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. not carefully or expertly made

    adj.all

    Examples
    Rough carpentry.
    Synonyms crude

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. not perfected

    adj.all

    Examples
    A rough draft.
    A few rough sketches.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. unpleasantly stern

    adj.all

    Examples
    The nomad life is rough and hazardous.
    Synonyms harsh

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. unkind or cruel or uncivil

    adj.all

    Examples
    A rough answer.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

    verb.creation

    Synonyms rough in rough out

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. To render rough; to roughen.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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