rough
16
2.3
- adverb
- /rʌf/
- Informal
- Please hold the picture frame roughly in place while I mark the spots for the nails.
Examples
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OK, Just hold it in place roughly, just make sure it's lined up and centered.
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These men proceeded to handle us all very roughly, not accepting even those who were by this time dead.
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Then I'm roughly chopping in two red Peppers.
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The children played roughly in the yard, making a mess of the flower beds.
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She sketched the figure roughly before adding more details to her drawing.
Synonyms
122
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
45
3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
39
2.8
In a harsh, angry way when speaking to someone
30
5.7
In a cruel and violent way
21
1.4
In a hard, violent way that shows no care
13
4.8
In a rough, unskilled, and often rude way
9
4.2
Using large, rough pieces rather than small ones
1
7.9
In a loud, rough way that bothers other people
1
4.8
In a rough, uneven way with sharp points
1
6.5
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
1
8.1
In a cruel and violent way that hurts people
1
7.4
A little rude and short in the way someone speaks
1
6.0
In a rough, grainy way like sand on skin
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 Rough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rough comes from old English ruh for 'coarse', used to describe a harsh way of doing something, and that meaning made the adverb form. So doing something 'rough' means doing it in a harsh or not-delicate way.