rough

About 19.74 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not smooth; uneven.

   rough hands

2. adjective Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.

   a rough copy

3. adjective Turbulent.

   rough sea

4. adjective Difficult; trying.

   Being a teenager nowadays can be rough.

5. adjective Crude; unrefined.

   His manners are a bit rough, but he means well.

6. adjective Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
7. adjective Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous.

   the rough bit of town

8. adjective Violent; not careful or subtle.

   rough words

Similar words

crude unrefined unsmooth harsh roughly fierce rugged cacophonous craggy difficult

Often followed by

and estimate draft surface or weather riders edges sketch

Word family

are rough on are so rough on them be rough on be so rough on them go through a rough time goes through a rough time going through a rough time had it rough has it rough have it rough