Rough (?), a. [Compar.
Rougher (?); superl. Roughest.] [OE.
rou&?;, rou, row, rugh, ruh, AS.
r&?;h; akin to LG. rug, D. rug, D. ruig,
ruw, OHG. r&?;h, G. rauh, rauch; cf. Lith.
raukas wrinkle, rukti to wrinkle. √ 18. Cf.
Rug, n.] 1. Having
inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or
plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough
cloth. Specifically: (a) Not level; having
a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a
road. "Rough, uneven ways." Shak.
(b) Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as,
a rough diamond. (c) Tossed in
waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of
water.
More unequal than the roughest sea.
T. Burnet.
(d) Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged;
disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a
rough coat. "A visage rough." Dryden.
"Roughsatyrs." Milton.
2. Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement,
gentleness, or polish. Specifically: (a)
Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough
temper.
A fiend, a fury, pitiless and
rough.
Shak.
A surly boatman, rough as wayes or
winds.
Prior.
(b) Marked by severity or violence; harsh;
hard; as, rough measures or actions.
On the rough edge of battle.
Milton.
A quicker and rougher remedy.
Clarendon.
Kind words prevent a good deal of that perverseness
which rough and imperious usage often produces.
Locke.
(c) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear;
harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a
rough tone; rough numbers. Pope.
(d) Austere; harsh to the taste; as,
rough wine. (e) Tempestuous;
boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough
day.
He stayeth his rough wind.
Isa.
xxvii. 8.
Time and the hour runs through the roughest
day.
Shak.
(f) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting
finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough
draught.
Rough diamond, an uncut diamond; hence,
colloquially, a person of intrinsic worth under a rude exterior.
-- Rough and ready. (a) Acting
with offhand promptness and efficiency. "The rough and
ready understanding." Lowell.
(b) Produced offhand. "Some rough and
ready theory." Tylor.
Rough, n. 1.
Boisterous weather. [Obs.] Fletcher.
2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a
rowdy.
In the rough, in an unwrought or rude
condition; unpolished; as, a diamond or a sketch in the
rough.
Contemplating the people in the
rough.
Mrs. Browning.
Rough, adv. In a rough manner;
rudely; roughly.
Sleeping rough on the trenches, and dying
stubbornly in their boats.
Sir W. Scott.
Rough, v. t. 1. To
render rough; to roughen.
2. To break in, as a horse, especially for
military purposes. Crabb.
3. To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; --
with out; as, to rough out a carving, a
sketch.
Roughing rolls, rolls for reducing, in a
rough manner, a bloom of iron to bars. -- To rough
it, to endure hard conditions of living; to live without
ordinary comforts.
Rough (?), a. [Compar.
Rougher (?); superl. Roughest.] [OE.
rou&?;, rou, row, rugh, ruh, AS.
r&?;h; akin to LG. rug, D. rug, D. ruig,
ruw, OHG. r&?;h, G. rauh, rauch; cf. Lith.
raukas wrinkle, rukti to wrinkle. √ 18. Cf.
Rug, n.] 1. Having
inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or
plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough
cloth. Specifically: (a) Not level; having
a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a
road. "Rough, uneven ways." Shak.
(b) Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as,
a rough diamond. (c) Tossed in
waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of
water.
More unequal than the roughest sea.
T. Burnet.
(d) Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged;
disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a
rough coat. "A visage rough." Dryden.
"Roughsatyrs." Milton.
2. Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement,
gentleness, or polish. Specifically: (a)
Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough
temper.
A fiend, a fury, pitiless and
rough.
Shak.
A surly boatman, rough as wayes or
winds.
Prior.
(b) Marked by severity or violence; harsh;
hard; as, rough measures or actions.
On the rough edge of battle.
Milton.
A quicker and rougher remedy.
Clarendon.
Kind words prevent a good deal of that perverseness
which rough and imperious usage often produces.
Locke.
(c) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear;
harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a
rough tone; rough numbers. Pope.
(d) Austere; harsh to the taste; as,
rough wine. (e) Tempestuous;
boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough
day.
He stayeth his rough wind.
Isa.
xxvii. 8.
Time and the hour runs through the roughest
day.
Shak.
(f) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting
finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough
draught.
Rough diamond, an uncut diamond; hence,
colloquially, a person of intrinsic worth under a rude exterior.
-- Rough and ready. (a) Acting
with offhand promptness and efficiency. "The rough and
ready understanding." Lowell.
(b) Produced offhand. "Some rough and
ready theory." Tylor.
Rough, n. 1.
Boisterous weather. [Obs.] Fletcher.
2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a
rowdy.
In the rough, in an unwrought or rude
condition; unpolished; as, a diamond or a sketch in the
rough.
Contemplating the people in the
rough.
Mrs. Browning.
Rough, adv. In a rough manner;
rudely; roughly.
Sleeping rough on the trenches, and dying
stubbornly in their boats.
Sir W. Scott.
Rough, v. t. 1. To
render rough; to roughen.
2. To break in, as a horse, especially for
military purposes. Crabb.
3. To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; --
with out; as, to rough out a carving, a
sketch.
Roughing rolls, rolls for reducing, in a
rough manner, a bloom of iron to bars. -- To rough
it, to endure hard conditions of living; to live without
ordinary comforts.
