rough

1. Having or caused by an irregular surface (synset 302246206)
   "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
   also:

   • uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
   • unironed, wrinkled - (of linens or clothes) not ironed
   • unpolished - not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing
   • irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
   • coarse, harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
   • nonslippery - not slippery; not likely to slip or skid
   similar to:

   • abrasive, scratchy - causing abrasion
   • alligatored, cracked - of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
   • barky - resembling the rough bark of a tree
   • broken, rugged - topographically very uneven
   • bullate - of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered
   • bumpy - covered with or full of bumps
   • chapped, cracked, roughened - used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
   • corded, twilled - of textiles; having parallel raised lines
   • costate, ribbed - (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture
   • cragged, craggy, hilly, mountainous - having hills and crags
   • crushed - treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
   • homespun, nubbly, nubby, slubbed, tweedy - of textiles; having a rough surface
   • imbricate, imbricated - used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
   • lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy - rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
   • squamulose - covered with tiny scales
   • lined, seamed - (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams
   • pocked, pockmarked, potholed - used of paved surfaces having holes or pits
   • rock-ribbed, rockbound - abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps
   • bouldered, bouldery, rocky, stony - abounding in rocks or stones
   • gravelly, pebbly, shingly - abounding in small stones
   • roughish - somewhat rough
   • rugose - of leaves; ridged or wrinkled
   • sandpapery - having the abrasive texture of sandpaper
   • saw-like - having rough edges that can be used for sawing
   • scabby - covered with scabs
   • shagged, shaggy - having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags
   • coarse-textured, rough-textured, textured - having surface roughness
   • verrucose, wartlike, warty - (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts
   same as: unsmooth
2. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse (synset 301958019)
   "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"
   similar to: unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
3. Not quite exact or correct (synset 300919090)
   "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
   similar to: inexact - not exact
   same as: approximate, approximative
4. Full of hardship or trials (synset 300751523)
   "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"
   similar to: difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
   same as: rocky
5. Violently agitated and turbulent (synset 300305748)
   "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
   similar to: stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
   same as: boisterous, fierce
6. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound (synset 300300342)
   "a gravelly voice"
   similar to: cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound
   same as: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, scratchy
7. Ready and able to resort to force or violence (synset 300084822)
   "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"; "they were rough and determined fighting men"
   similar to: aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
   same as: pugnacious
8. Of the margin of a leaf shape;
   Having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped (synset 302253147)
   also:

   • simple, unsubdivided - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
   • compound - composed of more than one part
   referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
   similar to:

   • bidentate - having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed
   • biserrate - having saw-like notches with the notches themselves similarly notched
   • ciliate, ciliated - having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
   • crenate, crenated, scalloped - having a margin with rounded scallops
   • crenulate, crenulated - having a margin with small rounded teeth
   • crispate - wavy or notched and curled very irregularly
   • dentate - having toothlike projections in the margin
   • denticulate - having a very finely toothed margin
   • emarginate - having a notched tip
   • erose, jagged, jaggy, notched, toothed - having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
   • fimbriate - having a fringe of slender processes
   • fringed, laciniate - having edges irregularly and finely slashed
   • lacerate, lacerated - irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
   • pectinate - like a comb
   • rimose - having a surface covered with a network of cracks and small crevices
   • runcinate - having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves
   • notched, saw-toothed, serrate, serrated, toothed - notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
   • serrulate - minutely serrated
   • spinose - having spines
9. Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements (synset 302251311)
   "a rough ride"
   same as: bumpy, jolting, jolty, jumpy, rocky
10. Not shaped by cutting or trimming (synset 300667354)
    "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones"
    similar to: unsheared - (used especially of fur or wool) not having been sheared
    same as: uncut
11. Not carefully or expertly made (synset 302237329)
    "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"
    similar to: unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
    same as: crude
12. Not perfected (synset 301818468)
    "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"
    similar to: unpolished - not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing
13. Unpleasantly stern (synset 301808700)
    "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
    similar to: unpleasant - offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
    same as: harsh
14. Unkind or cruel or uncivil (synset 301377110)
    "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer"
    similar to: unkind - lacking kindness
    same as: harsh

1. The part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short (synset 108658537)
   is a type of: land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
   is a part of: golf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf

1. With roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') (synset 400355829)
   "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"
   domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
   same as: roughly
2. With rough motion as over a rough surface (synset 400355712)
   "ride rough"
   same as: roughly

1. Prepare in preliminary or sketchy form (synset 201758260)
   is a type of: prepare - to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
   same as: rough in, rough out

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