roughish

Examples

• All

• 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.

  Tati

• 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.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

Synonyms

R

rough

vsroughish

144 1.0

Not smooth and often harsh in sound

is milder and suggests only a slight or partial lack of smoothness

U

uneven

vsroughish

48 2.3

Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower

is narrower, focusing on slight roughness rather than broad irregularity

R

rugged

vsroughish

33 3.7

Land with a rough, uneven surface covered in rocks

applies to ordinary surfaces or objects rather than uneven terrain

C

coarse

vsroughish

29 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

G

grainy

vsroughish

24 3.7

Rough in feel or look because of many tiny pieces

means only a mild unevenness rather than many small particles

T

textured

vsroughish

17 4.1

Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth

is subtler, implying only a mild lack of smoothness

G

gritty

vsroughish

13 4.1

Has a rough texture with small hard grains

is less intense, indicating only a slight presence of particles

R

rough-cut

vsroughish

• Specialized

1 4.9

Shaped but not smoothed or fully finished

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

C

coarse-grained

vsroughish

1 4.8

A rough texture made of large visible grains

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

S

sandpapery

vsroughish

1 7.0

Feels rough and slightly scratchy when you touch it

is gentler, meaning only mildly abrasive rather than strongly so

R

roughhewn

vsroughish

1 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

R

rough-textured

vsroughish

1 3.7

A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch

is milder, meaning only somewhat uneven rather than clearly coarse

C

coarse-textured

vsroughish

1 4.9

Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy

is milder, suggesting only a faint unevenness rather than pronounced coarseness

Antonyms

S

smooth

224 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Rough

jagged

44 3.6

coarse

29 3.7

rough

144 1.0

uneven

48 2.3

roughish

1 5.4

smooth

224 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology