Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or property of being rough, in any sense of that word; physical, mental, or moral want of smoothness or equability; asperity, coarseness, harshness, rudeness, etc.
- noun Fodder for animals, consisting of dried cornstalks cut into short pieces.
- noun Synonyms See
rough .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being rough.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
rough ,coarseness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
- noun harsh or severe speech or behavior
- noun the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
- noun the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
- noun rowdy behavior
- noun used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
- noun an unpolished unrefined quality
Etymologies
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Examples
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Not just on acting ability, but all of them have a certain roughness to their appearance which Ledger just doesn't have.
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The chaos and irregularity of the world - Mandelbrot referred to it as "roughness" - is something to be celebrated.
BBC News - Home 2010
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The Android team's mandate to continuously iterate is admirable, but according to Lockheimer, it accounts for some of Android's so-called roughness.
Ars Technica WIRED 2011
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The Android team's mandate to continuously iterate is admirable, but according to Lockheimer, it accounts for some of Android's so-called roughness.
Wired Top Stories Mike Isaac 2011
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The Android team's mandate to continuously iterate is admirable, but according to Lockheimer, it accounts for some of Android's so-called roughness.
Ars Technica WIRED 2011
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It was the other kind of roughness in which resided no warm affection, no heart-touch of love.
CHAPTER VII 2010
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But balls need a certain "roughness" to maintain balanced flight, so Mr. N rnberg's team added the texturing so it wouldn't wobble like a beach ball.
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Crowley: It is the kind of roughness that made her a household name, but in the end it may also make Sarah Palin a player who helps shape the party, not a player who leads it.
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Mr. BEN RATLIFF (Music Critic, The New York Times): The first time you hear Ornette, there's this kind of roughness and chaos in it.
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There was something odd about the transit, a kind of roughness, perhaps a heartbeat longer of disorientation, but Denoriel accepted that as a difference in the kind of magic Treowth and Gilfaethwy used.
This Scepter'd Isle Lackey, Mercedes 2004
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