Synonym: blunt, broken, brusque, bumpy, choppy, coarse, crude, curt, difficult, fierce, gruff, harsh, irregular, rowdy, rude, severe, shaggy, snippy, surly, tough, uneven. Antonym: mild, smooth. Similar words: through, roughly, drought, go through, thorough, get through, all through, throughout. Meaning: [rʌf] n. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short. v. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form. adj. 1. having or caused by an irregular surface 2. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse 3. not quite exact or correct 4. full of hardship or trials 5. violently agitated and turbulent 6. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound 7. ready and able to resort to force or violence 8. of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped 9. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements 10. not shaped by cutting or trimming 11. not carefully or expertly made 12. not perfected 13. unpleasantly stern 14. unkind or cruel or uncivil. adv. 1. with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') 2. with rough motion as over a rough surface.
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151 His daily work is to rough out the lenses for cameras.
152 He will be given a rough ride at the party conference.
153 The tests are only a rough and ready guide to a pupil's future development.
154 It's best to work in rough first, and then write it out neatly.
155 The ship was rolling heavily to and fro on the rough seas.
156 It was rough justice that they lost in the closing seconds of the game.
157 The equipment should be able to withstand a certain amount of rough handling.
158 The other boys were rough, always looking for a fight.
159 The accommodation is rather rough and ready (sentencedict.com), I'm afraid.
160 Don't you think you were a little rough on her?
161 The horse and cart jogged down the rough track towards the farm.
162 Driving on those rough roads has really done for my car.
163 When we ran out of money, we slept rough for a week.
164 He had workman's hands which were rough and covered with calluses.
165 He gave me a rough idea of what was wanted.
166 Rough wea-ther would have denied us a landing on the island, for me the high spot of the entire cruise.
167 Moths flew in front of it,(www.Sentencedict.com) eventually settling on the rough painted metal.
168 It must be rough to have two kids and nowhere to live.
169 There was a certain amount of rough justice in his downfall.
170 They might be here by 3-but that's just a rough guess .
171 A police car jogged along on the rough path to the village.
172 The new teacher was given a rough ride by the class.
More similar words: through, roughly, drought, go through, thorough, get through, all through, throughout, cut through, fall through, put through, run through, thoroughly, come through, look through, pass through, pull through, carry through, break through, follow through, tough, dough, though, enough, ought to, a thought, as though, although, toughness, even though.