Rough (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men".
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Meaning 2
Not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones".
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Meaning 3
Not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate".
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Meaning 4
Unkind or cruel or uncivil; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer".
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Meaning 5
Not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches".
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Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a rough ride".
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Meaning 7
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners".
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Meaning 8
Violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas".
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Meaning 9
Of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped.
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Meaning 10
Having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face".
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Meaning 11
Not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry".
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Meaning 12
Unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous".
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Meaning 13
Full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time".
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Meaning 14
Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice".
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