rough meaning and definition

ROUGH noun

Definition of rough (noun)

1. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

ROUGH verb

Definition of rough (verb)

1. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
   • synonyms: rough in, rough out

ROUGH adjective

Definition of rough (adjective)

1. having or caused by an irregular surface
   • "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
   • synonyms: unsmooth
   • antonym: smooth
2. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
   • "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"
3. not quite exact or correct
   • "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
   • synonyms: approximate, approximative
4. full of hardship or trials
   • "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"
   • synonyms: rocky
5. violently agitated and turbulent
   • "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
   • synonyms: boisterous, fierce
6. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
   • "a gravelly voice"
   • synonyms: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, scratchy
7. ready and able to resort to force or violence
   • "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men"
   • synonyms: pugnacious
8. of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
   • antonym: smooth
9. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
   • "a rough ride"
   • synonyms: bumpy, jolting, jolty, jumpy, rocky
   • antonym: smooth
10. not shaped by cutting or trimming
    • "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones"
    • synonyms: uncut
    • antonym: cut
11. not carefully or expertly made
    • "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"
    • synonyms: crude
12. not perfected
    • "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"
13. unpleasantly stern
    • "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
    • synonyms: harsh
14. unkind or cruel or uncivil
    • "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer"
    • synonyms: harsh

ROUGH adverb

Definition of rough (adverb)

1. with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
   • "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"
   • synonyms: roughly
2. with rough motion as over a rough surface
   • "ride rough"
   • synonyms: roughly