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Meaning of 'rough' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rough [ adv.]
- In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
2 . Rough [ n.]
- Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.
- Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road.
- Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.
- Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.
- Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.
- Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
- Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.
- Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.
- Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.
- Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.
- Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.
- Produced offhand.
- Boisterous weather.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
3 . Rough [ v. t.]
- To render rough; to roughen.
- To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.
- To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.

Meaning of 'rough' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rough [ a]
Meaning (1):
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Example in sentence:
  • a rough ride
Meaning (2):
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
Example in sentence:
  • an uncut diamond;
  • rough gemstones
Meaning (3):
- having or caused by an irregular surface
Example in sentence:
  • his unsmooth face;
  • rough blankets;
  • rough ground;
  • rough skin;
  • trees with rough bark
4 . rough [ r]
Meaning (4):
- with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
Example in sentence:
  • he was pushed roughly aside;
  • they treated him rough
Meaning (5):
- with rough motion as over a rough surface
Example in sentence:
  • ride rough
6 . rough [ s]
Meaning (6):
- not quite exact or correct
Example in sentence:
  • a ballpark estimate;
  • a rough guess;
  • the approximate time was 10 o'clock
Meaning (7):
- not carefully or expertly made
Example in sentence:
  • a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them;
  • managed to make a crude splint;
  • rough carpentry
Meaning (8):
- not perfected
Example in sentence:
  • a few rough sketches;
  • a rough draft
Meaning (9):
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Example in sentence:
  • a gravelly voice
Meaning (10):
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
Example in sentence:
  • a harsh and unlovable old tyrant;
  • a rough answer;
  • had harsh words
Meaning (11):
- violently agitated and turbulent
Example in sentence:
  • boisterous winds and waves;
  • rough seas;
  • rough weather;
  • the fierce thunders roar me their music
Meaning (12):
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
Example in sentence:
  • pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance;
  • they were rough and determined fighting men
Meaning (13):
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
Example in sentence:
  • rough manners;
  • she was a diamond in the rough
Meaning (14):
- unpleasantly stern
Example in sentence:
  • the nomad life is rough and hazardous;
  • wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus
Meaning (15):
- full of hardship or trials
Example in sentence:
  • the rocky road to success;
  • they were having a rough time

Nearby Words:

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