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What is the adjective for rough?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs rough, roughen and roughhouse which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

rough
  1. Having a texture that has much friction. Not smooth; uneven.
  2. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
  3. Turbulent.
  4. Difficult; trying.
  5. Crude; unrefined
  6. Violent; not careful or subtle
  7. Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
  8. Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
  9. Harsh-tasting.
  10. (chiefly Britain, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick
  11. (chiefly Britain, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover
  12. Synonyms:
      13. bumpy, broken, irregular, rugged, uneven, coarse, rocky, craggy, stony, gnarled, jagged, choppy, jaggy, lumpy, pebbly, ragged, roughened, scraggy, unlevel, knobbly, knotty, pitted, rutted, rutty, asperous, cragged, knobby, nodose, nodular, nodulous, ridged, not smooth, cross-grained, gritty, harsh, indented, abrasive, notched, unpolished, scraggly, unsmooth, coarse-grained, rough-hewn, textured, holey, potholed, unfinished, nicked, chapped, knotted … more
  13. Examples:
      14. “It will be difficult to walk on the rough surface with those stilettos.”
      “This breed of terrier has a coat of fur that is rough and thick.”
      “This balm will help to moisturize and bring immediate relief to rough skin.”
roughsome
  1. Characterised or marked by roughness; crude; unrefined
roughish
  1. Somewhat rough.
  2. Examples:
      3. “It seemed to suggest a state of mind when the voice is gruffish, the manner roughish, and the temper huffish.”
      “Gone was the slightly long wavy blond hair framing the roughish good looks.”
      “In those pre-Watergate years, a certain air of roughish disrepute still clung to journalists as a species.”
rougher
  1. comparative form of rough: more rough
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bumpier, ruggeder, coarser, rockier, craggier, stonier, jaggeder, choppier, jaggier, lumpier, pebblier, scraggier, knobblier, knottier, ruttier, knobbier, more broken, more irregular, more uneven, more gnarled, more ragged, more unlevel, more rutted, more asperous, more cragged, more nodose, more nodular, more nodulous, bristlier, pricklier, shaggier, bramblier, brushier, fleecier, furrier, fuzzier, hairier, nappier, scratchier, bushier, woollier, woolier, more dishevelled, more furred, more hirsute, more tousled, more unshorn, more bearded, more cottony … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “This saves time by requiring less tillage since it's best to leave the field slightly rougher than normal.”
      “He joins other contemporary historians in this kind of quest, obviously hoping to round out the rougher edges of writing American history.”
      “His guitar may often remind you of a roadie falling downstairs, yet it suits this rougher hewn material down to the ground.”
roughest
  1. superlative form of rough: most rough
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bumpiest, ruggedest, coarsest, rockiest, craggiest, stoniest, jaggedest, choppiest, jaggiest, lumpiest, pebbliest, scraggiest, knobbliest, knottiest, ruttiest, knobbiest, most broken, most irregular, most uneven, most gnarled, most ragged, most unlevel, most rutted, most asperous, most cragged, most nodose, most nodular, most nodulous, bristliest, prickliest, shaggiest, brambliest, brushiest, fleeciest, furriest, fuzziest, hairiest, nappiest, scratchiest, bushiest, woolliest, wooliest, most dishevelled, most furred, most hirsute, most tousled, most unshorn, most bearded, most cottony … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “All airlines had a rough ride in 2001, but US Airways arguably had the roughest.”
      “Jackson compiled the roughest, most thrilling cuts these bands had created on the essential Channel 1 collection.”
      “Amazingly, although set up to tackle the roughest rally terrain in the world, the Group B cars could race on a track as well.”
roughed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of rough
  2. Synonyms:
      3. roughened, creased, wrinkled, crinkled, disheveled, dishevelled, ruffled, tangled, tousled, crumpled, mussed, messed up, rumpled, made rough, made uneven, draughted, drafted, sketched, outlined, prepared, drew, drawn, planned, mocked up, blocked out, sketched out, drew up, drawn up … more
roughing
  1. present participle of rough
  2. Synonyms:
      3. roughening, creasing, wrinkling, crinkling, disheveling, dishevelling, ruffling, tangling, tousling, crumpling, mussing, messing up, rumpling, making rough, making uneven, drafting, sketching, outlining, preparing, drawing, planning, mocking up, blocking out, sketching out, drawing up … more
roughened
  1. simple past tense and past participle of roughen
  2. Synonyms:
      3. coarsened, abraded, crumpled, roughed, harshened, scratched, toughened, roughed up, ruffled, wrinkled, creased, crinkled, puckered, rumpled, cockled, pursed, crushed, rippled, riffled, made ripples in, made rough, made uneven, disheveled, tousled, tangled, dishevelled, dimpled, mussed, messed up, formed ripples on, formed something into ridges, folded, crimped, gathered, furrowed, tucked, knit, corrugated, scrunched up, pleated, ruckled, contracted, rucked up, scrunched, rucked, screwed up, tightened, shirred … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She fixed her eyes wistfully on the tower of the palace, which rose out of the lower darkness like a pillar of roughened gold.”
roughening
  1. present participle of roughen
  2. Synonyms:
      3. coarsening, abrading, crumpling, roughing, harshening, scratching, toughening, roughing up, ruffling, wrinkling, creasing, crinkling, puckering, rumpling, cockling, pursing, crushing, rippling, riffling, making ripples in, making rough, making uneven, dimpling, forming ripples on, forming something into ridges, tangling, tousling, disheveling, dishevelling, mussing, messing up, folding, crimping, gathering, ruckling, furrowing, corrugating, scrunching, pleating, rucking, tucking, rucking up, scrunching up, crimpling, contracting, screwing up, rimpling, screwing … more
roughhoused
  1. simple past tense and past participle of roughhouse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cavorted, horseplayed, cut up, romped, capered, cut loose, larked, monkeyed around, fooled around, horsed around, carried on, frolicked, gambolled, gamboled, frisked, sported, showboated, skylarked, played, hotdogged, rollicked, clowned, disported, reveled, revelled, clowned around, cut capers, let loose, showed off, skipped, hopped, pranced, danced, sprung, leaped, leapt, jumped, tripped, bounced, joked, misbehaved, bounded, bound, bobbed, jigged, galumphed, caracoled, mucked around, made merry, acted out … more
roughhousing
  1. present participle of roughhouse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cavorting, horseplaying, romping, capering, larking, monkeying around, fooling around, cutting up, horsing around, carrying on, frolicking, gambolling, gamboling, frisking, sporting, showboating, skylarking, playing, hotdogging, rollicking, clowning, disporting, reveling, revelling, clowning around, cutting loose, acting up, showing off, galumphing, letting loose, making merry, yukking it up, acting out, mucking about, goofing off, acting the fool, mucking around, playing around, skipping, prancing, hopping, dancing, springing, leaping, jumping, tripping, bouncing, bounding, bobbing, jigging … more
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