Rough Meaning and Definition

Word: Rough

How to pronounce: rʌf

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Example sentences: "They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground"

2. (of a person or their behavior) not gentle; violent or boisterous.

Example sentences: "Strollers should be capable of withstanding rough treatment"

3. Not finished tidily or decoratively; plain and basic.

Example sentences: "The customers sat at rough wooden tables"

4. (of a voice) harsh and rasping.

Example sentences: "His voice was rough with barely suppressed fury"

5. Difficult and unpleasant or unfair.

Adverb

Definitions:

1. In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Noun

Definitions:

1. A disreputable and violent person.

Example sentences: "The rear of the column was attacked by roughs"

2. (on a golf course) longer grass around the fairway and the green.

Example sentences: "His second shot was in the rough on the left"

3. A preliminary sketch for a design.

Example sentences: "I did a rough to work out the scale of the lettering"

4. An uncut precious stone.

Example sentences: "Miners discovered one of the biggest diamond roughs in history"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Work or shape (something) in a rough, preliminary fashion.

Example sentences: "The piece of glass is now roughed into a circular form"

2. Make uneven.

Example sentences: "The water was roughed by the wind"

3. Live in discomfort with only basic necessities.

Synonyms:

coarse

rude

scratchy

crass

raspy

crude

uncultivated

unpolished

unrefined

uncut

raw

tough

stiff

irregular

unevenness

jolting

brushy

grainy

shaggy

gritty

hirsute

rugged

turbulent

stormy

tumultuous

tempestuous

volcanic

vulgar

rasping

gross

coarseness

nasty

common

violent

furious

fierce

boisterous

bumpy

jagged

ragged

uneven

choppy

uncouth

unhewn

approximate

lumpy

clumsy

gnarled

hectic

rocky

draft

rough draft

brutal

cruel

hot

crudely

coarsely

harsh

stark

inclement

severe

austere

rigorous

exacting

gruff

rather coarse

heavy

difficult

grievous

toilsome

wild

hard

laborious

formidable

arduous

uphill

strenuous

flinty

tentative

approximative

brusque

low

dirty

dour

grim

stern

bleak

natural

virgin

explosive

bitter

fuzzy

onerous

rough out

forbidding

burdensome

Antonyms:

smooth

thin

cut

sleek

slim

even

precise

accurate

polished

Derivations:

roughed

roughness

roughen

roughly

roughening

roughing

roughage

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Rough in Other Languages...

Spanish: áspero

German: Grob

French: Rugueux

Italian: Grezzo

Turkish: Kaba