rough
//ɹʌf//
Forms
- Comparative
- rougher
- Superlative
- roughest
- Plural
- roughs
Definitions
1.Not smooth; uneven.
2.Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
3.Turbulent.
4.Difficult; trying.
- Being a teenager nowadays can be rough.
1.The unmowed part of a golf course.
2.A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
3.A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
4.The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2847
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English rough, roughe, roȝe, row, rou, ru, ruȝ, ruh, from Old English rūg, rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz.