📒 having a surface that is not even or regular
- rough ground
- The skin on her hands was hard and rough.
- Trim rough edges with a sharp knife.
📒 not exact; not including all details
- a rough calculation/estimate of the cost
- I've got a rough idea of where I want to go.
- There were about 20 people there, at a rough guess.
📒 not gentle or careful; violent
- This watch is not designed for rough treatment.
- They complained of rough handling by the guards.
- She doesn't like playing with the rough kids.
📒 where there is a lot of violence or crime
- the roughest neighbourhood in the city
- He had been brought up in a rough area of London.
📒 having large and dangerous waves; wild and with storms
- It was too rough to sail that night.
- We had a rough passage across to the island.
- They set sail in rough conditions.
📒 difficult and unpleasant
- He's had a really rough time recently (= he's had a lot of problems).
- We'll get someone in to do the rough work (= the hard physical work).
- You two are obviously going through a rough patch right now.
📒 not feeling well
- You look rough—are you OK?
- I had a rough night (= I didn't sleep well).
- I'm still feeling a bit rough.
📒 simply made and not finished in every detail; plain or basic
- rough wooden tables
- a rough track
- (British English) rough paper for making notes on
📒 not smooth or pleasant to taste, listen to, etc.
- a rough wine/voice
- Her voice was rough with emotion.
- ‘I suppose you expect me to apologize for this,’ he said in a rough voice.
📒 to experience/not experience difficulties when you are doing something; to make things difficult/easy for somebody
- He will be given a rough ride at the party conference.
- The new teacher was given a rough ride by the class.
📒 to experience difficulties when you are doing something; to make things difficult for somebody
- He will be given a rough ride at the party conference.
📒 the fact of being treated unfairly
📒 (to have some) small parts, for example in a performance or in your character, that are not yet as good as they should be
- The ballet still had some rough edges.
- He had a few rough edges knocked off at school.
- The films are very rough around the edges.
📒 a situation in which somebody is treated badly or unfairly