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  • 21rough — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a having an uneven or irregular surface, not smooth or level or polished. b Tennis applied to the side of a racket from which the twisted gut projects. 2 (of ground, country, etc.) having many bumps, obstacles, etc. 3… …

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  • 22rough — /rʌf / (say ruf) adjective 1. uneven from projections, irregularities, or breaks of surface; not smooth: rough boards; a rough road. 2. (of ground) wild; broken; covered with scrub, boulders, etc. 3. shaggy: a dog with a rough coat. 4. acting… …

  • 23rough — 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 …

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  • 24coarse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rough, harsh textured, coarse grained; uncouth, rude, crude, crass, vulgar, gross, unrefined; broad, bawdy, ribald. See roughness, discourtesy, impurity, texture. Ant., smooth, delicate, refined. II …

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  • 25rough — Synonyms and related words: Babbitt, Herculean, Philistine, Spartan, abrupt, abstruse, abuse, acerb, acerbic, acid, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, aggressive, agitated, amaroidal, approximate, arduous, arrested, arriviste, asperous,… …

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  • 26coarse — adjective (coarser; coarsest) Etymology: Middle English cors, perhaps from course, noun Date: 14th century 1. of ordinary or inferior quality or value ; common 2. a …

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  • 27rough — 1. adjective 1) rough ground Syn: uneven, irregular, bumpy, lumpy, knobbly, stony, rocky, rugged, rutted, pitted, rutty Ant: smooth, flat 2) …

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  • 28coarse — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] coarser, coarsest 1) ADJ GRADED Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces. ...a jacket made of very coarse cloth. ...a beach of coarse sand. Syn: rough Ant: fine …

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  • 29rough-cut — adjective 1. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste he had coarse manners but a first rate mind behavior that branded him as common an untutored and uncouth human being an uncouth soldier a real tough guy appealing to the vulgar taste for… …

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  • 30Coarse — For Course, see Course. Coarse may refer to: Bosnian Coarse Haired Hound, developed by 19th century Bosnian hunters as a scent hound. Coarse bubble diffusers, produce 1/4 to 1/2 inch bubbles which rise rapidly from the floor of a wastewater… …

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