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- English Word Rough Definition Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.
- English Word Rough Definition Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.
- English Word Rough Definition Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.
- English Word Rough Definition Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
- English Word Rough Definition Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.
- English Word Rough Definition Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.
- English Word Rough Definition Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.
- English Word Rough Definition Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.
- English Word Rough Definition Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.
- English Word Rough Definition Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.
- English Word Rough Definition Produced offhand.
- English Word Rough Definition Boisterous weather.
- English Word Rough Definition A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- English Word Rough Definition In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
- English Word Rough Definition To render rough; to roughen.
- English Word Rough Definition To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.
- English Word Rough Definition To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.
- English Word Rough-footed Definition Feather-footed; as, a rough-footed dove.
- English Word Rough-grained Definition Having a rough grain or fiber; hence, figuratively, having coarse traits of character; not polished; brisque.
- English Word Rough-legged Definition Having the legs covered with feathers; -- said of a bird.
- English Word Roughcast Definition To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish.
- English Word Roughcast Definition To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities.
- English Word Roughcast Definition To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building.
- English Word Roughcast Definition A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.
- English Word Roughcast Definition A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.
- English Word Roughcaster Definition One who roughcasts.
- English Word Roughdraw Definition To draw or delineate rapidly and by way of a first sketch.
- English Word Roughdry Definition in laundry work, to dry without smoothing or ironing.
- English Word Roughen Definition To make rough.
- English Word Roughen Definition To grow or become rough.