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

violently agitated and turbulent; " boisterous winds and waves"; " the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; " rough weather"; " rough seas"

not carefully or expertly made; " managed to make a crude splint"; " a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; " rough carpentry"

draw up an outline or sketch for something; " draft a speech"

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 rough motion as over a rough surface; " ride rough"

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"

( 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"

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.

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

To make rough: to break in a horse.

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

To roughen.

To make or shape roughly.

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

A crude or rough condition or estimate.

A rude, violent fellow; a ruffian.

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 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.

My eyes closed with a picture of those rough, dark men sitting before the fire. – The Young Forester by Zane Grey

It was true that he had never met his match in rough fighting, and he did not expect to meet it now. – Hidden Gold by Wilder Anthony

Old Squire was rough. – The Brass Bound Box by Evelyn Raymond

I was afraid they did not know how to take care of you, and that your brother- in- law was rough with you. – The Carbonels by Charlotte M. Yonge

He does it more or less rough, too. – Torchy and Vee by Sewell Ford

It is a lady, General, and I did not want her to fall in rough hands. – A Little Union Scout by Joel Chandler Harris

His tone was rough. – King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day

They're fighting, rough an' tumble! – Hopalong Cassidy by Clarence E. Mulford

" It's pretty rough," he sighed. – The Landlord at Lion's Head, Complete by William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009

Not but what I am ready to rough it a little, rather than that the old lady should be moved. – When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan

It is a little rough on me, but that can't be helped. – By Right of Purchase by Harold Bindloss

" I think the boys are very rough," said the little boy. – Hector's Inheritance or The Boys of Smith Institute by Horatio Alger

You will have to rough it too, here. – Burr Junior by G. Manville Fenn

I wonder if the rough boy will break me? – The Story of a Bold Tin Soldier by Laura Lee Hope

I should not care if it were rough! – Entire PG Edition of The Works of William Dean Howells by William Dean Howells

Now my hair will get rough. – An Unknown Lover by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

How can I help talking about it when it's my mother your father's so rough with. – Judith of the Godless Valley by Honoré Willsie

Between the pair, Joe's likely to have a rough time. – In Luck at Last by Walter Besant