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Definition rough in British English

rough adjective

adjective
/rʌf/
1

with a surface that is not smooth

Example

The walls were built of dark rough stone.

Example

Hessian provides warm colour and a rough homespun texture.

Synonyms and related words
rough uneven coarse
1.1

used about the surface of a lake, river, or sea that has a lot of waves, often because the weather is bad

Example

Rough seas prevented rescuers from approaching the ship.

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briny calm choppy
1.2

used about land and roads that are difficult to travel on

Example

They covered the 30 miles of rough terrain in record time.

Synonyms and related words
asphalt bitumen blacktop
2

difficult and with a lot of problems

Example

I had a rough day at the office.

Example

You've been through rough times, you know what it is like.

Example

They were going through a rough patch in their relationship.

Example

I feel terrible - I had a rough night last night.

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unpleasant bad awful
3

not gentle

Example

Don't be so rough with her, James. She's only a baby.

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unfriendly cold hostile
4

a rough place is not pleasant because there is a lot of crime or violence there

Example

Madeline grew up in a rough neighbourhood.

Example

That's a pretty rough bar.

Synonyms and related words
unpleasant bad awful
5

a rough drawing or piece of writing is not completely finished

Example

This is a rough drawing of the house I want to build.

Example

Here is a rough draft for you to read.

Synonyms and related words
articulate be couched in something chatty
5.1

used about an object that is not made very well, or is not completely finished

Example

The customers sat at rough wooden tables.

Synonyms and related words
light-touch incomplete unfinished
5.2

a rough idea or guess is not detailed or exact

Example

I don't know the precise cost, but I can give you a rough idea.

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101 blow-by-blow broad incorrect inexact wrong
6

a rough voice is not soft and is unpleasant to listen to

Synonyms and related words
adenoidal appealing a voice like a foghorn
7

if someone feels rough, they do not feel well

Synonyms and related words
ill frail unfit
Example

Your essay needs perfecting. It is still rough around the edges.

Definition rough in British English