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roughish

roughish

5.4
Feels slightly rough to the touch
  • adjective
  • /ˈrʌfɪʃ/
translation icon : rugoso
  • The fabric has a roughish texture that makes it ideal for outdoor furniture.

And this side just has that rougher, what I like to call doll hair texture.

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Examples

  • The path was roughish, making the hike challenging but enjoyable.

  • His hands were roughish from years of manual labor, telling the story of his hard work.

  • It's kind of a little bit like rougher type surface, but it's going to be made for your chair.

  • Did you think he's seen that you were still rough around the edges?

  • At that point, this kind of rough and textured look called Bed head became very mainstream.

  • I'm a little bit rougher on this end because this is where I have intended to break out lately.

  • And this side just has that rougher, what I like to call doll hair texture.

  • It's like a very rough texture and then these sleek handles.

  • It was kind of a rougher, more more rural country area.

  • Long legged, rough haired, soft faced ascent, mouth, clear eyes.

Synonyms

rough
vsroughish
164 1.0

Not smooth and often harsh in sound

is milder and suggests only a slight or partial lack of smoothness
uneven
vsroughish
42 2.3

Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower

is narrower, focusing on slight roughness rather than broad irregularity
rugged
vsroughish
31 3.7

Land with a rough, uneven surface covered in rocks

applies to ordinary surfaces or objects rather than uneven terrain
coarse
vsroughish
26 3.7

A surface like sand or rough cloth that has large grains and is not smooth

is softer, meaning only a moderate unevenness without quality judgement
grainy
vsroughish
25 3.7

Rough in feel or look because of many tiny pieces

means only a mild unevenness rather than many small particles
textured
vsroughish
13 4.1

Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth

is subtler, implying only a mild lack of smoothness
gritty
vsroughish
12 4.1

Has a rough texture with small hard grains

is less intense, indicating only a slight presence of particles
rough-textured
vsroughish
3.7

A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch

is milder, meaning only somewhat uneven rather than clearly coarse
sandpapery
vsroughish
7.0

Feels rough and slightly scratchy when you touch it

is gentler, meaning only mildly abrasive rather than strongly so
coarse-textured
vsroughish
4.9

Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy

is milder, suggesting only a faint unevenness rather than pronounced coarseness
coarse-grained
vsroughish
4.8

A rough texture made of large visible grains

is less extreme, implying only slight graininess rather than large grains
roughhewn
vsroughish
8.2

Stone or wood that has a not smooth surface made with simple tools

is general, indicating a slightly uneven surface not the result of shaping
rough-cut
vsroughish
  • Specialized
4.9

Shaped but not smoothed or fully finished

is about surface feel only, not about how the material was formed

Antonyms

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Rough

jagged
22 3.6
coarse
26 3.7
rough
164 1.0
uneven
42 2.3
roughish
5.4
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

roughish positive
rougher comparative
roughest superlative

Morphology

roughish = rough (transparent) = rough + ish

Formed by adding the common suffix '-ish' meaning 'somewhat' to 'rough', so the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Roughish is made from rough ('not smooth') plus the small ending -ish which means 'somewhat' or 'like', as in smallish or greenish. So roughish means 'somewhat rough', a little uneven or coarse.