rough
rough
rƌf
raf
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "rough"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ…āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ, āĻ…āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ

having an uneven or jagged texture
rough definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sandpaper had a rough texture, perfect for smoothing out rough surfaces.
āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻĒ⧇āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ–āϏāĻ–āϏ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻ…āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āϤāϞ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĨ¤
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āϰ⧁āĻ•ā§āώ, āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•

characterized by a harsh or aggressive attitude or actions
rough definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She appreciated his honesty, but sometimes his rough manner could be off-putting.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāϤāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ, āĻ…āϏāĻšā§āϝ

unpleasant and with a lot of hardships
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She had a rough day at work dealing with challenging clients and tight deadlines.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϟāĻžāχāϟ āĻĄā§‡āĻĄāϞāĻžāχāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•, āĻ…āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ

approximate or lacking in detail or refinement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They gave a rough idea of the timeline, but specifics would come later in the planning process.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϟāĻžāχāĻŽāϞāĻžāχāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻžāĻŽā§āϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ, āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻļ

(of a sound) having a harsh or unrefined quality
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The engine made a rough, grating noise.
āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ–āϏāĻ–āϏ⧇, āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻļ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻļ, āĻĄāĻžāĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ—

characterized by unsteady and wild weather or sea conditions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rough weather forced the outdoor concert to be canceled.
āĻ…āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āφāωāϟāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻœā§āϜāύāĻ•, āĻ…āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ

(of a place or neighborhood) involving a lot of crime or violence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city 's rough neighborhoods are known for frequent gang activity.
āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϏāĻ­ā§āϝ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϘāύ āϘāύ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧāĻŋāϤ, āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ

having a basic or undeveloped state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His rough draft was full of good thoughts but needed better organization.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ–āϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ, āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ

experiencing discomfort, often due to external conditions such as illness or fatigue
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The altitude had hit him hard, and he was feeling really rough.
āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāχ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϰ⧁āĻ•ā§āώ, āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰ

having a strong taste that feels harsh or unrefined, often referring to wine or other alcoholic drinks
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She grimaced after tasting the rough cider at the local tavern.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻžāχāĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āϖ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧋āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻžāĻŽā§āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to shape or form something in an early, unfinished way, without focusing on details
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He roughed the block of wood into a rough outline of a boat.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ•āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻžāĻŽā§āϟāĻŋ āϰ⧂āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻžāĻŽā§āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˜ā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to disturb or make uneven, particularly a surface or body of water
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wind roughed the surface of the lake, creating whitecaps that danced across the water.
āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻšā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĢ⧇āύāĻž āϝāĻž āϜāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āύāĻžāϚāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use excessive and intentional physical force against an opponent in a sport
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The player was ejected for roughing his opponent after the whistle had blown.
āĻŦāĻžāρāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āφāϚāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϰ⧁āĻ•ā§āώāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in an aggressive manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They handled the suspect rough, forcing him into the police car.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšāĻ­āĻžāϜāύāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϞ, āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

living or staying without access to basic comforts or proper shelter
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During their hiking trip, they spent a night rough in the mountains without a tent.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāρāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻŦ⧁ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ• āϰāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϰāĻžāĻĢ, āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āϘāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž

the area on a golf course with longer, thicker grass, making it harder to play from than the fairway
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She struggled to get out of the rough after a bad drive.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχāϭ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻĢ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϗ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž, āωāĻšā§āĻ›ā§ƒāĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

a person who is aggressive or engages in unruly behavior
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was known as a local rough, always involved in street brawls.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ–āϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰāĻŖ

a version of something that is incomplete or unrefined, often serving as an early draft or outline
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The architect shared a rough of the building design to gather feedback from the team.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ–āϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

roughish
roughly
roughness
rough
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