Sekirov Dictionary

rough

/ɹʌf/

adjective 14
noun 7
verb 7
adverb 1
forms 7
phrases 12

adjective14

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(of a surface) not smooth, or not flat and even
- rough hands
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Difficult; trying.
- Being a teenager nowadays can be rough.
Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
Not polished; uncut.
Turbulent.
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Violent; not careful or subtle.
- rough words
- This box has been through some rough handling.
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Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous.
- the rough bit of town
(informal, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
(informal, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
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Crude; unrefined.
- His manners are a bit rough, but he means well.
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Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- But most by Numbers judge a Poet's song, / And smooth or rough, with them — 1711
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Harsh-tasting.
- the wine, rough as it is, more wholesome than the half-melted ices, flavored with unholy essences. — 1880
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Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- "You find us a bit rough," apologized the young man, with something of contempt towards his surroundings. "We weren't expecting visitors." — 1914
Of or relating to the rough breathing in the Greek language.

noun7

The unmowed part of a golf course.
A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
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(no longer used) Boisterous weather.
- In calms you fish; in roughs use songs and dances. — 1633

verb7

To render rough; to roughen.
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To endure primitive conditions.
- “[…]Oh, but my husband is never so happy as when he is travelling. He likes roughing it. . . . My husband. . . . My husband. . . .” — 1920
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To create in an approximate form.
- Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.
To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
To break the rules by being excessively violent.
To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
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To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
- To Rough Horses, a word in familiar use among the dragoons to signify the act of breaking in horses, so as to adapt them to military purposes. — 1802

adverb1

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In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
- I will warrant they prove such roaring boys as I knew when I served under Lumford and Goring, [...] —sleeping rough on the trenches, and dying stubbornly in their boats. Ah! those merry days are gone. — 1826

forms

roughed · roughing · roughs · more rough · rougher · most rough · roughest

Phrases with rough

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