rough
75
3.9
- adjective
- /rʌf/
- I think as long as Otti's not too rough with him should be fine.
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Watch on YouTubeI was too rough for her, he thought, and I'm not so bad.
- I was too rough for her, he thought, and I'm not so bad.
- And man, that girl was she was rough.
Examples
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No need to be so rough.
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"I apologize for having been so rough with you, sir, but you really didn't give me much choice."
Fiction book (1992) -
Hey, I look really rough right now, but good morning, guys.
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Like what made you like you say you have a rough background where we come from.
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And yeah, it's, it's a, it's a rough, rough job.
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I'm sorry if I was rough with you back there.
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But honestly, that dude looks rough.
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Sometimes you're too rough on me.
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You're looking a little rough there, Campbell.
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No need to be so rough with your words; choose them carefully.
Synonyms
25
6.1
Showing little good taste or refinement in style
16
4.2
Rude in behaviour or style, showing little politeness and bad taste
1
6.8
Not polished in style or manners
1
5.4
Feels slightly rough to the touch
1
7.5
A person who speaks in a rude, harsh way
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
4
8.1
A soldier on horseback in the volunteer unit led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War
- Specialized
1
8.8
A small salamander with rough skin that lives near streams on the Pacific coast
- Specialized
1
7.0
A large Northern hawk with feathered legs that hunts small animals like mice
- Specialized
1
8.4
A thin bright green snake with rough scales that is harmless and lives in the southern and eastern United States
- Specialized
1
9.6
An evergreen plant with rough, jointed stems that people use to scrub pans
- Specialized
1
7.9
A plant from North America with rough stems and small yellow flowers
A climbing evergreen plant with spiny zigzag stems, shiny leaves, and pale green flowers
- Specialized
A winter plant with weak stems that farmers use to cover soil and feed animals
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for many years with rough hairy leaves and purple daisy-like flowers
How Unrefined
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rough comes from old English ruh meaning 'coarse' or 'uncut', and this idea moved to people and manners. So if someone is 'rough' in style, they are a bit coarse or unpolished.