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not even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition: It was a rough mountain road, full of stones and huge holes. B1. If a surface such as paper or skin is rough, it does not feel smooth when you touch it: My hands get very rough in the cold.
Rough definition: having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth. See examples of ROUGH used in a sentence.
1. a. : marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse. b. : covered with or made up of coarse and often shaggy hair. rough-coated collie. compare smooth, wirehaired. c (1) : having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface. rough terrain. (2) : difficult to travel through or penetrate : wild. into the rough woods P. B. Shelley. 2.
Synonyms for ROUGH: shaggy, hairy, silky, wooly, brushy, hirsute, furred, bristly; Antonyms of ROUGH: smooth, bald, glabrous, hairless, shorn, shaved, shaven, furless
If something is done or happens in a way that is not exact but is close to a particular time, amount, or number, you can use approximately. Cambridge English Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press. rough | American Thesaurus. adjective.
Definition of rough adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Rough means harsh and uneven. If you want to go driving in the rough terrain of rocky dirt roads, you'll need four-wheel drive and a stomach for bouncing. Rough means coarse or bumpy, and can be used in many different ways. A few days after you shave, your skin will be rough with stubble.
