rough in English

adjective

1

having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

take a square of sandpaper, rough side out

synonyms: uneven, irregular, bumpy, lumpy, knobbly, stony, rocky, rugged, rutted, pitted, rutty, coarse, bristly, scratchy, prickly, shaggy, hairy, bushy, dry, leathery, weather-beaten, chapped, calloused, scaly, scabrous

2

(of a person or their behavior) not gentle; violent or boisterous.

strollers should be capable of withstanding rough treatment

synonyms: violent, brutal, vicious, aggressive, belligerent, pugnacious, thuggish, boisterous, rowdy, disorderly, unruly, riotous, careless, clumsy, inept, unskillful, boorish, loutish, oafish, brutish, coarse, crude, uncouth, vulgar, unrefined, unladylike, ungentlemanly, uncultured, unmannerly, impolite, discourteous, uncivil, ungracious, rude

3

not finished tidily or decoratively; plain and basic.

the customers sat at rough wooden tables

noun

1

a disreputable and violent person.

Exhausted, the roughs finally shaken off, at 1 a.m. the sweat-soaked, frightened, and bedraggled dandy hammered at the door of his last-hope refuge.

2

(on a golf course) longer grass around the fairway and the green.

his second shot was in the rough on the left

3

a preliminary sketch for a design.

I did a rough to work out the scale of the lettering

synonyms: sketch, draft, outline, mock-up

4

an uncut precious stone.

Over the course of six decades, Frank Sinatra managed to be both the diamond and the rough .

verb

1

work or shape (something) in a rough, preliminary fashion.

flat surfaces of wood are roughed down

2

live in discomfort with only basic necessities.

she had had to rough it alone in a dive

adverb

1

in a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

treat ’em rough but treat ’em fair

adjective

uneven, irregular, bumpy, lumpy, knobbly, stony, rocky, rugged, rutted, pitted, rutty
coarse, bristly, scratchy, prickly, shaggy, hairy, bushy
dry, leathery, weather-beaten, chapped, calloused, scaly, scabrous
gruff, hoarse, harsh, rasping, raspy, croaking, croaky, husky, throaty, gravelly, guttural
sharp, sharp-tasting, sour, acidic, acid, vinegary, acidulous
violent, brutal, vicious, aggressive, belligerent, pugnacious, thuggish, boisterous, rowdy, disorderly, unruly, riotous
careless, clumsy, inept, unskillful
boorish, loutish, oafish, brutish, coarse, crude, uncouth, vulgar, unrefined, unladylike, ungentlemanly, uncultured, unmannerly, impolite, discourteous, uncivil, ungracious, rude
turbulent, stormy, tempestuous, violent, heavy, heaving, choppy
difficult, hard, tough, bad, unpleasant, demanding, arduous
harsh on/to, hard on, tough on, stern to, severe to, unfair to, unjust to, insensitive to, nasty to, cruel to, unkind to, unsympathetic to, brutal to, heartless to, merciless to
preliminary, hasty, quick, sketchy, cursory, basic, crude, rudimentary, raw, unpolished, incomplete, unfinished
approximate, inexact, imprecise, vague, estimated, hazy, ballpark
plain, basic, simple, rough and ready, rude, crude, primitive, spartan
bumpy, rocky, jolting, jolty, jumpy
approximative, approximate
unsmooth
rasping, raspy, gravelly, scratchy, grating
boisterous, fierce
harsh
crude
rocky
uncut
pugnacious

noun

sketch
sketch, draft, outline, mock-up

verb

roughen, rough in
roughen, make rough
rough in, rough out

adverb

roughly
roughly

Use "rough" in a sentence

1. Pretty rough?

2. Pretty rough.

3. Casual rough sex?

4. Rough date, mother?

5. These rough sheets tickle.

6. You wanna play rough?

7. The road'll be rough.

8. Wow, Taiwan sounds rough.

9. Rough and tumble play.

10. I like rough edges.

11. We can play rough.

12. FluorApophyllite rough and cut set

13. lt is a little rough.

14. My hands are getting rough.

15. Translucent White Alabaster - Rough Cut

16. He joined the Rough Riders.

17. You had one rough life.

18. Boy, the holidays are rough!

19. My diamond in the rough.

20. The road was too rough.

21. Looks like a rough one.

22. The diamond in the rough.

23. Was it a rough trip?

24. This is gonna get rough!

25. “I am a rough stone.

26. Sokovia's had a rough history.

27. Rugby is a rough sport.

28. Bluebeardism Interactive learning with rough coloring

29. Asperity has had a rough history

30. Acerbity - a rough and bitter manner

31. 2 synonyms for Approximative: approximate, rough

32. The rough cloth prickled my skin.

33. Rugby is a very rough sport.

34. Boist definition is - a rough shelter

35. Idles a little rough in neutral.

36. Yeah, it's been a little rough.

37. His behaviour is sometimes rather rough.

38. Well, it's been a rough week.

39. This must be rough for him.

40. The car blitzed through rough terrain.

41. He enjoys rough and tumble play.

42. A rough chin brushing his cheek.

43. Cocklebur, rough cocklebur, clotbur, Buttonbur, ditchbur

44. Being goalie is a rough job.”

45. Rough, hairy beasts with eight hands.

46. Are the walls rough or smooth?

47. You got a rough day ahead.

48. The upshot ( result ) is that nuclear fusion can happen using rough - and - ready lasers and rough - and - ready fuel.

49. We should act Compassionately towards rough sleepers.

50. A Bruted girdle looks rough and “porous”