Rough
adjectiveAdjective
having or caused by an irregular surface
“trees with rough bark”
“rough ground”
“rough skin”
Similar:UnsmoothSee also:CoarseUnevenUnpolishedviolently agitated and turbulent
“rough weather”
“rough seas”
unpleasantly stern
“the nomad life is rough and hazardous”
Similar:Harshready and able to resort to force or violence
“they were rough and determined fighting men”
Similar:Pugnaciousnot shaped by cutting or trimming
“rough gemstones”
Similar:Uncutnot carefully or expertly made
“rough carpentry”
Similar:Crudeunkind or cruel or uncivil
“a rough answer”
Similar:Harshfull of hardship or trials
“they were having a rough time”
Similar:Rockynot quite exact or correct
“a rough guess”
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
“a rough ride”
Similar:BumpyJoltingJoltyJumpyRockynot perfected
“a rough draft”
“a few rough sketches”
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
“she was a diamond in the rough”
“rough manners”
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
See also:UnsubdividedSimpleCompound
Noun
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
Type of:Site
Verb
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
Type of:Prepare
Adverb
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
Similar Words
- Harsh
- Boisterous
- Fierce
- Pugnacious
- Uncut
- Roughly
- Crude
- Grating
- Gravelly
- Rasping
- Raspy
- Scratchy
- Rocky
- Unsmooth
- Approximate