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- Dictionaryrough/rʌf/
adjective
- 1. having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level: "they had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person or their behaviour) not gentle; violent or boisterous: "pushchairs should be capable of withstanding rough treatment" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. in a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently: informal "treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair"
noun
- 1. a disreputable and violent person: British "the rear of the column was attacked by roughs" Similar
- 2. (on a golf course) longer grass around the fairway and the green: "his second shot lay in the rough"
verb
- 1. work or shape (something) in a rough, preliminary fashion: "the piece of glass is now roughed into a circular form"
- 2. make uneven: "the water was roughed by the wind"
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