rough

/ɹˈʌf/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

having or caused by an irregular surface
“trees with rough bark”
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
“she was a diamond in the rough”
not quite exact or correct
“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”
full of hardship or trials
“the rocky road to success”
violently agitated and turbulent- Ezra Pound
“boisterous winds and waves”
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
“a gravelly voice”
ready and able to resort to force or violence- Herman Melville
“pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance”
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
“a rough ride”
not shaped by cutting or trimming
“an uncut diamond”
not carefully or expertly made
“managed to make a crude splint”
not perfected
“a rough draft”

adverb

with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
“he was pushed roughly aside”
with rough motion as over a rough surface
“ride rough”

verb

noun

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

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