"rougher" in the adjective sense
1. rough, unsmooth
having or caused by an irregular surface
"trees with rough bark"
"rough ground"
"rough skin"
"rough blankets"
"his unsmooth face"
2. rough
of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
"she was a diamond in the rough"
"rough manners"
3. approximate, approximative, rough
not quite exact or correct
"the approximate time was 10 o'clock"
"a rough guess"
"a ballpark estimate"
4. rocky, rough
full of hardship or trials
"the rocky road to success"
"they were having a rough time"
5. boisterous, fierce, rough
violently agitated and turbulent
"boisterous winds and waves"
"the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound
"rough weather"
"rough seas"
6. grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
"a gravelly voice"
7. pugnacious, rough
ready and able to resort to force or violence
"pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville
"they were rough and determined fighting men"
8. rough
of the margin of a leaf shape having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
9. rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpy
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
"a rough ride"
10. uncut, rough
not shaped by cutting or trimming
"an uncut diamond"
"rough gemstones"
11. crude, rough
not carefully or expertly made
"managed to make a crude splint"
"a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"
"rough carpentry"
12. rough
not perfected
"a rough draft"
"a few rough sketches"
13. harsh, rough
unpleasantly stern
"wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"
"the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
14. harsh, rough
unkind or cruel or uncivil
"had harsh words"
"a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"
"a rough answer"
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