rough

/ɹˈʌf/

/ˈɹəf/

[adjective] [verb] [adverb] [noun]

rough

[ADJECTIVE]

(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

synonyms : bumpy

antonyms : smooth

difficult, unpleasant, and with a lot of hardships

synonyms : rocky

(of a surface) uneven or irregular

synonyms : unsmooth

antonyms : smooth

close but not correct or exact

synonyms : approximate

approximative

ready and able to resort to force or violence

synonyms : pugnacious

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

synonyms : grating

violently agitated and turbulent

synonyms : boisterous

fierce

(of a place or neighborhood) involving a lot of crime or violence

synonyms : harsh

unpleasantly stern

synonyms : harsh

not perfected

not carefully or expertly made

synonyms : crude

of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

antonyms : smooth

not shaped by cutting or trimming

synonyms : uncut

antonyms : cut

to rough

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

synonyms : rough in

rough out

rough

[ADVERB]

with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

synonyms : roughly

with rough motion as over a rough surface

synonyms : roughly

Rough

[NOUN]

the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

Examples

1. Rough roads will be the death of these tires.

2. The captain navigated the ship through rough waters with skill and expertise.

3. To drive the ball into the rough.

4. The luggage took a beating from the rough handling during the flight.

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