Search results for 'rough':

rough adj 1 said of a surface or texture: not smooth, even or regular. 2 said of ground: covered with stones, tall grass, bushes and/or scrub. 3 said of an animal: covered with shaggy or coarse hair. 4 said of a sound: harsh or grating • a rough voice. 5 said of a person's character, behaviour, etc: noisy, coarse or violent. 6 said of weather, the sea, etc: stormy. 7 requiring hard work or considerable physical effort, or involving great difficulty, tension, etc • a rough day at work. 8 (especially rough on someone) unpleasant and hard for them to bear • a decision which is rough on the employees. 9 said of a guess, calculation, etc: approximate. 10 not polished or refined • a rough draft. 11 colloq slightly unwell and tired, especially because of heavy drinking or lack of sleep. 12 not well-kept • lives in a really rough area. noun 1 (the rough) rough ground, especially the uncut grass at the side of a golf fairway. 2 the unpleasant or disagreeable side of something, especially take the rough with the smooth. 3 a rough or crude state. 4 a crude preliminary sketch. 5 a thug or hooligan. adverb roughly. verb (roughed, roughing) to make something rough; to roughen. roughish adj somewhat rough. roughly adverb 1 in a rough way. 2 approximately. roughness noun. a bit of rough 1 someone, especially a man, whose lack of sophistication and coarse manner make them sexually attractive to some people. 2 sexual activity that involves a degree of violence. rough it colloq to live in a very basic or primitive way, without the usual comforts of life one is accustomed to. sleep rough to sleep in the open without proper shelter.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon ruh.

rough adj 1 said of a surface or texture: not smooth, even or regular. 2 said of ground: covered with stones, tall grass, bushes and/or scrub. 3 said of an animal: covered with shaggy or coarse hair. 4 said of a sound: harsh or grating • a rough voice. 5 said of a person's character, behaviour, etc: noisy, coarse or violent. 6 said of weather, the sea, etc: stormy. 7 requiring hard work or considerable physical effort, or involving great difficulty, tension, etc • a rough day at work. 8 (especially rough on someone) unpleasant and hard for them to bear • a decision which is rough on the employees. 9 said of a guess, calculation, etc: approximate. 10 not polished or refined • a rough draft. 11 colloq slightly unwell and tired, especially because of heavy drinking or lack of sleep. 12 not well-kept • lives in a really rough area. noun 1 (the rough) rough ground, especially the uncut grass at the side of a golf fairway. 2 the unpleasant or disagreeable side of something, especially take the rough with the smooth. 3 a rough or crude state. 4 a crude preliminary sketch. 5 a thug or hooligan. adverb roughly. verb (roughed, roughing) to make something rough; to roughen. roughish adj somewhat rough. roughly adverb 1 in a rough way. 2 approximately. roughness noun. a bit of rough 1 someone, especially a man, whose lack of sophistication and coarse manner make them sexually attractive to some people. 2 sexual activity that involves a degree of violence. rough it colloq to live in a very basic or primitive way, without the usual comforts of life one is accustomed to. sleep rough to sleep in the open without proper shelter.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon ruh.

rough adj 1 said of a surface or texture: not smooth, even or regular. 2 said of ground: covered with stones, tall grass, bushes and/or scrub. 3 said of an animal: covered with shaggy or coarse hair. 4 said of a sound: harsh or grating • a rough voice. 5 said of a person's character, behaviour, etc: noisy, coarse or violent. 6 said of weather, the sea, etc: stormy. 7 requiring hard work or considerable physical effort, or involving great difficulty, tension, etc • a rough day at work. 8 (especially rough on someone) unpleasant and hard for them to bear • a decision which is rough on the employees. 9 said of a guess, calculation, etc: approximate. 10 not polished or refined • a rough draft. 11 colloq slightly unwell and tired, especially because of heavy drinking or lack of sleep. 12 not well-kept • lives in a really rough area. noun 1 (the rough) rough ground, especially the uncut grass at the side of a golf fairway. 2 the unpleasant or disagreeable side of something, especially take the rough with the smooth. 3 a rough or crude state. 4 a crude preliminary sketch. 5 a thug or hooligan. adverb roughly. verb (roughed, roughing) to make something rough; to roughen. roughish adj somewhat rough. roughly adverb 1 in a rough way. 2 approximately. roughness noun. a bit of rough 1 someone, especially a man, whose lack of sophistication and coarse manner make them sexually attractive to some people. 2 sexual activity that involves a degree of violence. rough it colloq to live in a very basic or primitive way, without the usual comforts of life one is accustomed to. sleep rough to sleep in the open without proper shelter.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon ruh.