rough
adjective
[ rʌf ]
• having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.
• "they had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground"
Similar:
uneven,
irregular,
bumpy,
stony,
rocky,
broken,
rugged,
jaggy,
craggy,
rutted,
pitted,
rutty,
coarse,
bristly,
scratchy,
prickly,
shaggy,
hairy,
hirsute,
bushy,
fuzzy,
gnarled,
knotty,
lumpy,
knobbly,
nodular,
nodulous,
nodose,
dry,
leathery,
weather-beaten,
chapped,
chafed,
calloused,
scaly,
scabrous,
furfuraceous,
• (of a person or their behaviour) not gentle; violent or boisterous.
• "pushchairs should be capable of withstanding rough treatment"
Similar:
violent,
brutal,
vicious,
aggressive,
belligerent,
pugnacious,
thuggish,
boisterous,
rowdy,
disorderly,
unruly,
unrestrained,
wild,
riotous,
undisciplined,
unmanageable,
ugly,
radge,
careless,
clumsy,
inept,
unskilful,
boorish,
loutish,
oafish,
brutish,
coarse,
crude,
uncouth,
rough-hewn,
roughcast,
vulgar,
unrefined,
unladylike,
ungentlemanly,
uncultured,
ill-bred,
ill-mannered,
unmannerly,
impolite,
churlish,
discourteous,
uncivil,
ungracious,
rude,
brusque,
blunt,
curt,
harsh,
hard,
tough,
stern,
sharp,
abrasive,
severe,
unfair,
unjust,
unrelenting,
unfeeling,
insensitive,
nasty,
cruel,
unkind,
unsympathetic,
inconsiderate,
heartless,
savage,
merciless,
extreme,
• not finished tidily or decoratively; plain and basic.
• "the customers sat at rough wooden tables"
Similar:
plain,
basic,
simple,
rough and ready,
rustic,
rude,
crude,
primitive,
spartan,
uncomfortable,
• (of a voice) harsh and rasping.
• "his voice was rough with barely suppressed fury"
Similar:
gruff,
hoarse,
harsh,
rasping,
raspy,
husky,
throaty,
gravelly,
guttural,
raucous,
discordant,
cacophonous,
grating,
jarring,
strident,
dissonant,
unmusical,
inharmonious,
unmelodious,
• not exact or precise; approximate.
• "they had a rough idea of when the murder took place"
• difficult and unpleasant or unfair.
• "the teachers gave me a rough time because my image didn't fit"
rough
adverb
• in a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.
• "treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair"
rough
noun
• a disreputable and violent person.
• "the rear of the column was attacked by roughs"
Similar:
ruffian,
thug,
lout,
hooligan,
hoodlum,
rowdy,
bully boy,
brawler,
larrikin,
tough,
roughneck,
bruiser,
gorilla,
yahoo,
yob,
yobbo,
bovver boy,
lager lout,
chav,
radge,
keelie,
ned,
roughie,
• (on a golf course) longer grass around the fairway and the green.
• "his second shot lay in the rough"
• a preliminary sketch.
• "I did a rough to work out the scale of the lettering"
• an uncut precious stone.
• "miners discovered one of the biggest diamond roughs in history"
rough
verb
• work or shape (something) in a rough, preliminary fashion.
• "the piece of glass is now roughed into a circular form"
• make uneven.
• "the water was roughed by the wind"
• live in discomfort with only basic necessities.
• "she'd had to rough it alone in digs"
Origin:
Old English rūh, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ruw and German rauh .
live rough
• live and sleep outdoors as a consequence of having no proper home.
• "hundreds of refugees have been living rough on the streets"
