rough
rough/rəf/
adjective
- having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level."they had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground"synonyms: uneven, irregular, bumpy, stony, rocky, broken, rugged, jaggy, craggy, rutted, pitted, rutty, coarse, bristly, scratchy, prickly, shaggy, hairy, hirsute, bushy, fuzzy, gnarled, knotty, lumpy, knobbly, nodular, nodulous, nodose, dry, leathery, weather-beaten, chapped, chafed, calloused, scaly, scabrous, furfuraceous
- (of a person or their behavior) not gentle; violent or boisterous."strollers should be capable of withstanding rough treatment"synonyms: violent, brutal, vicious, aggressive, belligerent, pugnacious, thuggish, boisterous, rowdy, disorderly, unruly, unrestrained, wild, riotous, undisciplined, unmanageable, ugly, radge, careless, clumsy, inept, unskillful, boorish, loutish, oafish, brutish, coarse, crude, uncouth, rough-hewn, roughcast, vulgar, unrefined, unladylike, ungentlemanly, uncultured, ill-bred, ill-mannered, unmannerly, impolite, churlish, discourteous, uncivil, ungracious, rude, brusque, blunt, curt, harsh, hard, tough, stern, sharp, abrasive, severe, unfair, unjust, unrelenting, unfeeling, insensitive, nasty, cruel, unkind, unsympathetic, inconsiderate, heartless, savage, merciless, extreme
- not finished tidily or decoratively; plain and basic."the customers sat at rough wooden tables"synonyms: plain, basic, simple, rough and ready, rustic, rude, crude, primitive, spartan, uncomfortable
- (of a voice) harsh and rasping."his voice was rough with barely suppressed fury"synonyms: gruff, hoarse, harsh, rasping, raspy, husky, throaty, gravelly, guttural, raucous, discordant, cacophonous, grating, jarring, strident, dissonant, unmusical, inharmonious, unmelodious
- difficult and unpleasant or unfair."the teachers gave me a rough time because my image didn't fit"synonyms: difficult, hard, tough, bad, unpleasant, demanding, arduous
adverb
in a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.
"treat ’em rough but treat ’em fair"
noun
- a disreputable and violent person."the rear of the column was attacked by roughs"synonyms: ruffian, thug, lout, hooligan, hoodlum, rowdy, bully boy, brawler, larrikin, tough, roughneck, bruiser, gorilla, yahoo, yob, yobbo, bovver boy, lager lout, chav, radge, keelie, ned, roughie
- (on a golf course) longer grass around the fairway and the green."his second shot was in the rough on the left"
- a preliminary sketch for a design."I did a rough to work out the scale of the lettering"synonyms: preliminary sketch, draft, outline, mock-up, model, artist's impression
- an uncut precious stone."miners discovered one of the biggest diamond roughs in history"
verb
- work or shape (something) in a rough, preliminary fashion."the piece of glass is now roughed into a circular form"
- make uneven."the water was roughed by the wind"synonyms: roughen, make rough
- live in discomfort with only basic necessities."she had had to rough it alone in a dive"
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