rough

/rʌf/

adjectiveadverbnounverbrough

Think: “ROUgh looks long, but it sounds short”—rough is just /rʌf/, like “ruff” on a dog.

Yes, it's rough. The tricky part is the ending: in rough, -ough sounds like /ʌf/ (not /oʊ/ or /aʊ/).

Definitions

  1. adjectiveHaving an uneven surface; not smooth.
  2. adjectiveDifficult, unpleasant, or full of problems.
  3. adjectiveNot gentle; harsh or violent.
  4. adverbIn a way that is not exact; approximately.
  5. nounA rough draft or early version that is not finished.
  6. verbTo treat or handle in a harsh or violent way (often used with “up”).
  7. verbTo make a surface uneven or less smooth.

Examples

  • “The bark on that tree feels rough against my hand.”
  • “It was a rough week, but things are getting better now.”
  • “I wrote a rough draft before turning in my final essay.”

Synonyms

unevencoarseharshbumpyapproximate

Antonyms

smoothgentleexact

Translations

ES ásperoPT ásperoFR rugueux

Common misspellings

rufruffrofroufrouphrougthroufhrouhg

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