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rough
What does rough mean?
rough (adjective): having or caused by an irregular surface.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use rough in a sentence?
- Trees with rough bark. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce rough?
/ɹʌf/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rough come from?
From Middle English rough, roughe, roȝe, row, rou, ru, ruȝ, ruh, from Old English rūg, rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of rough?
Words related to rough
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “rough” mean?
soft and mild rather than hard or severe
Not quite: that's what gentle means.
untrue, not factual, factually incorrect
Not quite: that's what false means.
having or caused by an irregular surface
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common to all society; worldwide, global
Not quite: that's what universal means.
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