Definition:
- (n.) Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.
- (n.) Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road.
- (n.) Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.
- (n.) Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.
- (n.) Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.
- (n.) Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
- (n.) Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.
- (n.) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.
- (n.) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.
- (n.) Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.
- (n.) Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.
- (n.) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.
- (n.) Produced offhand.
- (n.) Boisterous weather.
- (n.) A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- (adv.) In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
- (v. t.) To render rough; to roughen.
- (v. t.) To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.
- (v. t.) To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.
Compare rough with other words:
rigid vs. rough
casual vs. rough
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lough vs. rough
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rough vs. trough
rough vs. sough
bough vs. rough
dough vs. rough
rouge vs. rough
hilly vs. rough
cough vs. rough
imitated vs. rough
rough vs. similar
boorish vs. rough
clean vs. rough
hoarse vs. rough
kempe vs. rough
rough vs. yarrish
asperous vs. rough
rough vs. roughish
daubing vs. rough
gril vs. rough
rogue vs. rough
rough vs. tee
happy vs. rough
mobile vs. rough
equal vs. rough
dash vs. rough
course vs. rough
gross vs. rough
rough vs. scratchy
rough vs. violent
rough vs. vigorous
hackly vs. rough
deadfall vs. rough
asperate vs. rough
nonabrasive vs. rough
blockish vs. rough
bearish vs. rough
raspy vs. rough
rough vs. speckle
rough vs. scantling
clownish vs. rough
rough vs. scabrous
rough vs. wag
battered vs. rough
rough vs. scratch
crut vs. rough
rough vs. tender
anfractuous vs. rough
rough vs. stormy
hoodlum vs. rough
mountainous vs. rough
dure vs. rough
gnarled vs. rough
diffusion vs. rough
cracked vs. rough
bumpy vs. rough
rough vs. strident
grill vs. rough
pulp vs. rough
jagged vs. rough
rough vs. rustic
rough vs. swarthy
raucous vs. rough
rough vs. unbreakable
rough vs. rugose
rough vs. tough
rough vs. shove
knaggy vs. rough
rough vs. scuffle
rough vs. thug
gruff vs. rough
abrasive vs. rough
content vs. rough
rough vs. roughsetter
rough vs. sleek
rough vs. rugged
robust vs. rough
mellow vs. rough
rough vs. roughly
rough vs. virago
rough vs. soft
harsh vs. rough
rough vs. terra
horrid vs. rough
raw vs. rough
horny vs. rough
precedent vs. rough
rough vs. roughness
military vs. rough
rough vs. roughhouse
rough vs. roughen
retribution vs. rough
assault vs. rough
create vs. rough
gem vs. rough
bounce vs. rough
facet vs. rough
rough vs. target
pitch vs. rough
bowler vs. rough
rough vs. scuffed
rough vs. roughened
bully vs. rough
rough vs. rowdy
coarse vs. rough
rough vs. rude
rough vs. subtle
careful vs. rough
rough vs. uneven
rough vs. trying
rough vs. texture
rough vs. smooth
flat vs. rough
axe vs. rough
maul vs. rough
irregular vs. rough
crude vs. rough
abrupt vs. rough
abrade vs. rough