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–adjective

1.	having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.

2.	shaggy or coarse: a dog with a rough coat.

3.	(of an uninhabited region or large land area) steep or uneven and covered with high grass, brush, trees, stones, etc.: to hunt over rough country.

4.	acting with or characterized by violence: Boxing is a rough sport.

5.	characterized by unnecessary violence or infractions of the rules: It was a rough prize fight.

6.	violently disturbed or agitated; turbulent, as water or the air: a rough sea.

7.	having a violently irregular motion; uncomfortably or dangerously uneven: The plane had a rough flight in the storm.

8.	stormy or tempestuous, as wind or weather.

9.	sharp or harsh: a rough temper.

10.	unmannerly or rude: his rough and churlish manner; They exchanged rough words.

11.	disorderly or riotous: a rough mob.

12.	difficult or unpleasant: to have a rough time of it.

13.	harsh to the ear; grating or jarring, as sounds.

14.	harsh to the taste; sharp or astringent: a rough wine.

15.	coarse, as food.

16.	lacking culture or refinement: a rough, countrified manner.

17.	without refinements, luxuries, or ordinary comforts or conveniences: rough camping.

18.	requiring exertion or strength rather than intelligence or skill: rough manual labor.

19.	not elaborated, perfected, or corrected; unpolished, as language, verse, or style: a rough draft.

20.	made or done without any attempt at exactness, completeness, or thoroughness; approximate or tentative: a rough guess.

21.	crude, unwrought, nonprocessed, or unprepared: rough rice.

22.	Phonetics. uttered with aspiration; having the sound of h; aspirated.

–noun

23.	something that is rough, esp. rough ground.

24.	Golf. any part of the course bordering the fairway on which the grass, weeds, etc., are not trimmed.

25.	the unpleasant or difficult part of anything.

26.	anything in its crude or preliminary form, as a drawing.

27.	Chiefly British. a rowdy; ruffian.

–adverb

28.	in a rough manner; roughly.

–verb (used with object)

29.	to make rough; roughen.

30.	to give a beating to, manhandle, or subject to physical violence (often fol. by up): The mob roughed up the speaker.

31.	to subject to some rough, preliminary process of working or preparation (often fol. by down, off, or out): to rough off boards.

32.	to sketch roughly or in outline (often fol. by in or out): to rough out a diagram; to rough in the conversation of a novel.

33.	Sports. to subject (a player on the opposing team) to unnecessary physical abuse, as in blocking or tackling: The team was penalized 15 yards for roughing the kicker.

–verb (used without object)

34.	to become rough, as a surface.

35.	to behave roughly.

—Idioms

36.	in the rough, in a rough, crude, or unfinished state: The country has an exciting potential, but civilization there is still in the rough.

37.	rough it, to live without the customary comforts or conveniences; endure rugged conditions: We really roughed it on our fishing trip.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME (adj. and n.); OE rūh (adj.); c. D ruig, G rauh

]

—Related forms

roughly, adverb

roughness, noun

—Synonyms 1. irregular, jagged, bumpy, craggy. 2. hairy, bristly. 13. noisy, cacophonous, raucous. 16. impolite, uncivil, unpolished, rude.

—Antonyms 1. smooth, even, regular.

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rough Audio Help (rŭf) Pronunciation Key
adj. rough·er, rough·est

Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth.
Coarse or shaggy to the touch: a rough scratchy blanket.
1. Difficult to travel over or through: the rough terrain of the highlands.
2. Characterized by violent motion; turbulent: rough waters.
3. Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather: a rough winter.
4. Unpleasant or difficult: had a rough time during the exam.
5. Boisterous, unruly, uncouth, or rowdy: ran with a rough crowd.
6. Lacking polish or finesse: rough manners.
1. Boisterous, unruly, uncouth, or rowdy: ran with a rough crowd.
2. Lacking polish or finesse: rough manners.
Characterized by carelessness or force, as in manipulating: broke the crystal through rough handling.
Harsh to the ear: a rough raspy sound.
Being in a natural state: rough diamonds.
Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed: a rough drawing; rough carpentry.

1. Rugged overgrown terrain.
2. Sports The part of a golf course left unmowed and uncultivated.
The difficult or disagreeable aspect, part, or side: observed politics in the rough when working as an intern on Capitol Hill.
Something in an unfinished or hastily worked-out state.
A crude unmannered person; a rowdy.

tr.v. roughed, rough·ing, roughs

1. To treat roughly or with physical violence: roughed up his opponent.
2. Sports To treat (an opposing player) with unnecessary roughness, often in violation of the rules: was ejected from the game for roughing the passer.
To prepare or indicate in an unfinished form: rough out a house plan.

adv. In a rough manner; roughly: The engine began to run rough and faltered.

[Middle English, from Old English rūh.]

rough'er n., rough'ly adv., rough'ness n.

Synonyms: These adjectives apply to what is not smooth but has a coarse, irregular surface. Rough describes something that to the sight or touch has inequalities, as projections or ridges: rough bark; rough, chapped hands.
Something harsh is unpleasantly rough, discordant, or grating: harsh burlap; a harsh voice.
Jagged refers to an edge or surface with irregular projections and indentations: a jagged piece of glass.
Rugged can apply to land surfaces characterized by irregular, often steep rises and slopes: rugged countryside.
Scabrous means rough and scaly to the touch: granular, scabrous skin.
Uneven describes lines or surfaces of which some parts are not level with others: uneven ground; uneven handwriting. See Also Synonyms at rude.

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roughly
adverb
1.	(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: approximately]
2.	with roughness or violence ('rough' is an informal variant for 'roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"
3.	with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"