rough meaning
EN
[ɹʌf] [-ʌf] 
US US WRough
- Rough may refer to:
- Roughness
- Rough, the area outside the fairway on a golf course
- Rough (manga)
- Rough (facility), gas storage in England
- Rough (album), released by Tina Turner in 1978
- Rough (film), a 2013 film
- NounPLroughs
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail, but larger and more detailed. Meant for artistic brainstorming and a vital step in the design process.
- (obsolete) Boisterous weather.
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- VerbSGroughsPRroughingPT, PProughed
- AdjectiveCOMrougherCOMmore roughSUProughestSUPmost rough
- Having a texture that has much friction. Not smooth; uneven.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- a rough estimate; a rough sketch of a building; a rough plan
- Turbulent.
- The sea was rough.
- Difficult; trying.
- Being a teenager nowadays can be rough.
- Crude; unrefined.
- His manners are a bit rough, but he means well.
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- This box has been through some rough handling.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- a rough tone; a rough voice
- Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
- a rough diamond
- Harsh-tasting.
- rough wine
- Having a texture that has much friction. Not smooth; uneven.
- AdverbCOMrougherCOMmore roughSUProughestSUPmost rough
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- These sterigmata are retained and make the twigs rough for several years after leaf fall.
- There could be a rough crowd out in the bleachers.
- Quotation 1603-06: "Come what come may, Time and the hour runs through the roughest day." — Macbeth: Ac.1 Sc3, Wm. Shakespeare.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The flight was smooth, but the takeoff was a little rough.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of rough in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "rough" is an adjective. It's also an adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.