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rough

//ɹʌf//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for rough

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
rougher
Superlative
roughest

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
roughs

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Not smooth; uneven.

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

  3. 3.Turbulent.

  4. 4.Difficult; trying.

    • Being a teenager nowadays can be rough.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The unmowed part of a golf course.

  2. 2.A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.

  3. 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. 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

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Word family

Etymology

From Middle English rough, roughe, roȝe, row, rou, ru, ruȝ, ruh, from Old English rūg, rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz.

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