rough rough

adj

() having or caused by an irregular surface  ( unsmooth, rough )
having or caused by an irregular surface
 trees with rough bark
trees with rough bark
 rough ground
rough ground
 rough skin
rough skin
 rough blankets
rough blankets
 his unsmooth face
his unsmooth face

not shaped by cutting or trimming  ( rough, uncut )
not shaped by cutting or trimming
 an uncut diamond
an uncut diamond
 rough gemstones
rough gemstones

causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements  ( bumpy, jolting, jolty, jumpy, rocky, rough )
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
 a rough ride
a rough ride

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

noun

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

adv

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

with rough motion as over a rough surface  ( rough, roughly )
with rough motion as over a rough surface
 ride rough
ride rough

adj

() not quite exact or correct  ( approximative, rough, approximate )
not quite exact or correct
 the approximate time was 10 o'clock
the approximate time was 10 o'clock
 a rough guess
a rough guess
 a ballpark estimate
a ballpark estimate

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

() ready and able to resort to force or violence  ( pugnacious, rough )
ready and able to resort to force or violence
 pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance
pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance
 they were rough and determined fighting men
they were rough and determined fighting men

() unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound  ( grating, gravelly, raspy, scratchy, rasping, rough )
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
 a gravelly voice
a gravelly voice

() violently agitated and turbulent  ( boisterous, fierce, rough )
violently agitated and turbulent
 boisterous winds and waves
boisterous winds and waves
 the fierce thunders roar me their music
the fierce thunders roar me their music
 rough weather
rough weather
 rough seas
rough seas

() full of hardship or trials  ( rocky, rough )
full of hardship or trials
 the rocky road to success
the rocky road to success
 they were having a rough time
they were having a rough time

unkind or cruel or uncivil  ( harsh, rough )
unkind or cruel or uncivil
 had harsh words
had harsh words
 a harsh and unlovable old tyrant
a harsh and unlovable old tyrant
 a rough answer
a rough answer

unpleasantly stern  ( rough, harsh )
unpleasantly stern
 wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus
wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus
 the nomad life is rough and hazardous
the nomad life is rough and hazardous

not perfected  ( rough )
not perfected
 a rough draft
a rough draft
 a few rough sketches
a few rough sketches

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

verb

() prepare in preliminary or sketchy form  ( rough in, rough, rough out )
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form