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not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"

unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"

ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men"

full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

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

not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones"

not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"

having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "a rough ride"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"; "unsmooth writing"

(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"

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

with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"

not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"

unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"

ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men"

full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

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

with roughness or violence; "he was pushed roughly aside"; (`rough' is informal as in"they treated him rough")

not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones"

not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"

having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "a rough ride"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"; "unsmooth writing"

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

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

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

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

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

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

Produced offhand.

Boisterous weather.

A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.

In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

To render rough; to roughen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Produced offhand.

Boisterous weather.

A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.

In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

To render rough; to roughen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A low, coarse fellow; a crude or unfinished condition; as, diamonds in the rough.

To produce an uneven surface on; destroy the smoothness of; to shape or make imperfectly.

Roughly.

Roughness.

Roughly.

Roughness.

Not smooth: uneven: uncut: unpolished: unfinished: boisterous: tempestuous: violent: harsh: severe: rude: coarse: disordered in appearance.

To make rough: to break in a horse.

Roughly.

Roughness.

To roughen.

Uneven; not smooth; rude; violent; harsh; crude; hasty.

A crude or rough condition or estimate.

A rude, violent fellow; a ruffian.

Roughly.

Not smooth or plane; abounding with stones or stumps; not polished; stormy; harsh to the taste or the ear; grating; unharmonious; rugged of temper; coarse in manners; violent; hard-featured; rugged; shaggy.

Unwrought state; the gross; a rowdy. To rough it, to submit to hardships.

To roughen; to break in; to do roughly.

Not smooth; shaggy; uncut; unfinished; violent; harsh; coarse; rude; severe.

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.

To put up with things in a rough way, followed by it.

State of being coarse or unfinished, as articles in the rough.

n. A rude, coarse fellow; state of being coarse, unfinished, and the like.