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UK
/ɹˈʌf/
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[ US /ˈɹəf/ ]
[ US /ˈɹəf/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
having or caused by an irregular surface
rough ground
rough skin
trees with rough bark
his unsmooth face
rough blankets -
unpleasantly stern
wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus
the nomad life is rough and hazardous -
not perfected
a few rough sketches
a rough draft -
unkind or cruel or uncivil
a harsh and unlovable old tyrant
had harsh words
a rough answer -
ready and able to resort to force or violence
pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance
they were rough and determined fighting men -
not quite exact or correct
a ballpark estimate
the approximate time was 10 o'clock
a rough guess -
not carefully or expertly made
managed to make a crude splint
rough carpentry
a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
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violently agitated and turbulent
boisterous winds and waves
rough seas
the fierce thunders roar me their music
rough weather -
full of hardship or trials
they were having a rough time
the rocky road to success -
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
a gravelly voice -
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
a rough ride -
not shaped by cutting or trimming
an uncut diamond
rough gemstones -
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
rough manners
she was a diamond in the rough
ADVERB
-
with rough motion as over a rough surface
ride rough -
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
he was pushed roughly aside
they treated him rough
VERB
- prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
NOUN
- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
How To Use rough In A Sentence
- Before Malfurion could ask who she meant, Tyrande brought the glaive up in a salute and murmured something in the hidden tongue of the Sisterhood. WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE
- He hoped the roots would harbor the fungi and spread them throughout the compost, but the fungi didn't spread well enough.
- Druses were common throughout the mesophyll tissues, and peltate, glandular trichomes were present on both epidermises.
- The extended period of damage was probably brought on by the cool/wet growing conditions.
- The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war. At Swim, Two Boys
- When the moment finally comes, one look through his cataract lenses is all it takes. Christianity Today
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- The old ceiling and bar brought back many memories of happy carefree days of yore to those present.
- I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog. The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
- It's not because I'm worried about what they might think, or anything ridiculous like that, it's because in a lot of cases this material was intended for me alone - either through an oral tradition or as a gnostic revelation from the spirits.
