rough

Definitions

1. 1noun

   Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

2. 2noun

   Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road.

3. 3noun

   Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.

4. 4noun

   Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.

5. 5noun

   Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.

6. 6noun

   Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.

7. 7noun

   Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.

8. 8noun

   Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.

9. 9noun

   Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.

10. 10noun

    Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.

11. 11noun

    Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.

12. 12noun

    Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.

13. 13noun

    Produced offhand.

14. 14noun

    Boisterous weather.

15. 15noun

    A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.

16. 16adverb

    In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

17. 17transitive verb

    To render rough; to roughen.

18. 18transitive verb

    To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.

19. 19transitive verb

    To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.

20. 20noun

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

21. 21verb

    prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

22. 22adjective

    ready and able to resort to force or violence- Herman Melville

    "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"

    "they were rough and determined fighting men"

    Synonyms

    pugnacious
23. 23adjective

    unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

    "a gravelly voice"

    Synonyms

    gratinggravellyraspingraspyscratchy
24. 24adjective

    violently agitated and turbulent- Ezra Pound

    "boisterous winds and waves"

    "the fierce thunders roar me their music"

    Synonyms

    boisterousfierce
25. 25adjective

    not shaped by cutting or trimming

    "an uncut diamond"

    "rough gemstones"

    Synonyms

    uncut
26. 26adjective

    full of hardship or trials

    "the rocky road to success"

    "they were having a rough time"

    Synonyms

    rocky
27. 27adjective

    not quite exact or correct

    "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"

    "a rough guess"

    Synonyms

    approximateapproximative
28. 28adjective

    unkind or cruel or uncivil

    "had harsh words"

    "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"

    Synonyms

    harsh
29. 29adjective

    unpleasantly stern

    "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"

    "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"

    Synonyms

    harsh
30. 30adjective

    not perfected

    "a rough draft"

    "a few rough sketches"

31. 31adjective

    (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

    "she was a diamond in the rough"

    "rough manners"

32. 32adjective

    not carefully or expertly made

    "managed to make a crude splint"

    "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"

    Synonyms

    crude
33. 33adjective

    having or caused by an irregular surface

    "trees with rough bark"

    "rough ground"

    Synonyms

    unsmooth
34. 34adjective

    causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

    "a rough ride"

    Synonyms

    bumpyjoltingjoltyjumpyrocky
35. 35adjective

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

36. 36adverb

    with rough motion as over a rough surface

    "ride rough"

    Synonyms

    roughly
37. 37adverb

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

    "he was pushed roughly aside"

    "they treated him rough"

    Synonyms

    roughly