rough

I

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Not smooth]

Syn. unequal, broken, coarse, choppy, ruffled, uneven, ridged, rugged, scabrous, irregular, unsanded, needing sanding, needing finishing, needing smoothing, not sanded, not smoothed, not finished, unfinished, lacking the finishing touches, bumpy, rocky, stony, jagged, grinding, knobby, sharpening, cutting, sharp, crinkled, crumpled, rumpled, scraggly, scraggy, hairy, shaggy, hirsute, bushy, tufted, bearded, woolly, nappy, unshaven, unshorn, gnarled, knotty, nodose, bristly.

Ant. smooth, level*, even.

2. [Not gentle]

Syn. harsh, strict, stern; see severe 2 .

3. [Crude]

Syn. boorish, uncivil, uncultivated; see coarse 2 , rude 1 .

4. [Not quiet]

Syn. buffeting, stormy, tumultuous; see stormy 1 , turbulent .

5. [Unfinished]

Syn. incomplete, imperfect, unpolished; see crude 1 , unfinished 1 .

6. [Approximate]

Syn. inexact, imprecise, estimated; see approximate .

n.

1. [Any roughness]

Syn. unevenness, irregularity, bumpiness; see roughness 1 .

2. [In golf, any unkempt part of the course]

Syn. tall grass, weeds, brush, stoniness, off the fairway, fog*, jungle*.

• in the rough,

Syn. unfinished, unrefined, rough; see crude 1 , unfinished 1 .

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. irregular bumpy, uneven, course, jagged, scaly, craggy, lumpy, wrinkled, corrugated, broken, shaggy, fuzzy, bristly.

2. violent stormy, tempestuous, fierce, riotous, ferocious, intense, wild, furious, bumpy, rocky, choppy.

3. rude coarse, unrefined, crude, impolite, uncouth, vulgar, boorish, indelicate, bad-mannered, ungentlemanly, unladylike, gruff.

4. unfinished unrefined, raw, basic, crude, imperfect, unprocessed, rough-hewn, inexact, preliminary.

5. approximate imprecise, inexact, *ballpark, *thumbnail, sketchy, quick.

ANT.: 1. regular, smooth, level. 2. smooth, mild, easy, gentle. 3. polite, refined, cultured, genteel. 4. finished, refined, perfected. 5. exact, precise

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Having a surface that is not smooth: coarse, cragged, craggy, harsh, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rugged, scabrous, uneven. See SMOOTH. 2. Consisting of or covered with large particles: coarse, grainy, granular, gritty. See SMOOTH. 3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms: dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent, wild. See CALM. 4. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength: arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty. See HEAVY. 5. Causing sharp, often prolonged discomfort: bitter, brutal, hard, harsh, severe. See COMFORT. 6. Hard to deal with or get out of: tight, tricky. Informal: sticky. See EASY. 7. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar. See COURTESY, SMOOTH. 8. Marked by vigorous physical exertion: knockabout, rough-and-tumble, rugged, strenuous, tough. See ACTION. 9. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing: dry, grating, harsh, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raspy, raucous, scratchy, squawky, strident. See SOUNDS. 10. In a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature: native, natural, uncultivated, undomesticated, untamed, wild. See WILD. 11. Not perfected, elaborated, or completed: preliminary, sketchy, tentative, unfinished, unperfected, unpolished. See START. 12. Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship: crude, primitive, raw, rude, unpolished. See GOOD. II verb To be rough or brutal with. Also used with up: knock about (or around), manhandle, slap around. Slang: mess up. See ATTACK, STRIKE. III noun A preliminary plan or version, as of a written work: draft, outline, skeleton, sketch. See PLANNED, WORDS.