Results for rough
Definitions of rough:
part of speech: noun
A low, coarse fellow; a crude or unfinished condition; as, diamonds in the rough.
part of speech: adverb
part of speech: adjective
Not smooth: uneven: uncut: unpolished: unfinished: boisterous: tempestuous: violent: harsh: severe: rude: coarse: disordered in appearance.
part of speech: verb transitive
To produce an uneven surface on; destroy the smoothness of; to shape or make imperfectly.
part of speech: adjective
Not smooth or plain; rugged; not wrought or polished; violently agitated, as the sea; harsh to the taste or ear; grating; rugged of temper; coarse in manners; crude; imperfect; hard- featured; hairy or shaggy.
part of speech: adjective
Having an uneven surface; rugged; not smooth or plain; as, a rough road; rough cloth; unpolished; as, a rough diamond; harsh to the ear; as, a rough sound; uncivil; harsh; as, rough treatment; violent; as, rough sports; stormy; as, rough weather; rocky; said of roads; crude; unfinished; as, a rough sketch.
part of speech: verb
To put up with things in a rough way, followed by it.
part of speech: verb transitive
To make rough: to break in a horse.
part of speech: noun
State of being coarse or unfinished, as articles in the rough.
part of speech: noun
Usage examples for rough:
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His mind probings told him he was in for a rough time, and he got the feeling he was not supposed to be there at all, for some reason.
"Man of Many Minds", E. Everett Evans -
Why the eye cannot see through rough glass.
"The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island", Roger Thompson Finlay -
The passage from Marseilles had been rough and she had suffered.
"The Way of Ambition", Robert Hichens