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roughhaving an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth

Pronunciation (IPA): /rʌf/

Korean meaning: 거친, 울퉁불퉁한

Korean pronunciation: **러**프

Example Sentences

  • My cat's tongue feels rough like sandpaper when it licks my hand.
  • The rough sea made everyone on the boat seasick except the captain's parrot.
  • This is just a rough plan, so we can change it anytime.

rough

ADJECTIVE

//rʌf//

having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rʌf/
🇬🇧 UK/rʌf/

🌳Etymology

Rootrough

Origin

고대 영어 'ruh'에서 유래되어 '털이 많은, 거친'을 의미했습니다. 게르만어족의 공통 조상어에서 나온 것으로, 원시적이고 가공되지 않은 상태를 표현하는 단어였습니다.

🎵Rhyme

toughstuffenoughbluff
tough
stuff
enough
bluff

🔗Collocations

rough estimate
rough draft
rough weather
rough time
play rough
rough around the edges

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat's tongue feels rough like sandpaper when it licks my hand.

😄 Fun example

The rough sea made everyone on the boat seasick except the captain's parrot.

This is just a rough plan, so we can change it anytime.

He looks rough, but he's actually very gentle with children.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

coarseharshruggedunevenbumpy

Antonyms

smoothgentlesoft

Related

toughcruderockyjaggedbristly

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