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The Meaning of rough
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(n.) Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.
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(n.) Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road.
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(n.) Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.
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(n.) Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.
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(n.) Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.
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(n.) Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
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(n.) Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.
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(n.) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.
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(n.) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.
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(n.) Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.
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(n.) Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.
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(n.) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.
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(n.) Produced offhand.
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(n.) Boisterous weather.
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(n.) A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
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(adv.) In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
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(v. t.) To render rough; to roughen.
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(v. t.) To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.
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(v. t.) To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.
Synonyms
rough in
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rough out
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unsmooth
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rocky
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bumpy
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jolty
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jolting
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jumpy
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uncut
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approximate
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approximative
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rocky
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boisterous
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fierce
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grating
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gravelly
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rasping
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raspy
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scratchy
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pugnacious
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crude
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harsh
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harsh
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roughly
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roughly
Antonyms
smooth
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smooth
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smooth
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cut
Homophones
ruf
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ruff
Rhymes
acuff
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bluff
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bruff
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buff
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chuff
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cluff
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cuff
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cuffe
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duff
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dyestuff
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earmuff
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enough
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fisticuff
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fluff
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foodstuff
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gruff
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guff
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handcuff
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hough
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huff
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leboeuf
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lebouef
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luff
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macduff
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mcduff
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mcgeough
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mcgough
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muff
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overstuff
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pluff
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puff
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rebuff
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ruf
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ruff
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schuff
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scottsbluff
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scruff
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scuff
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shuff
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slough
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sluff
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snuff
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stough
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stuff
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tough
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tuff