Rough

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NOUN

the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

VERB

prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

ADJ

having or caused by an irregular surface

(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

not quite exact or correct

full of hardship or trials

violently agitated and turbulent

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

ready and able to resort to force or violence

of the margin of a leaf shape

causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

not shaped by cutting or trimming

not carefully or expertly made

not perfected

unpleasantly stern

unkind or cruel or uncivil

ADV

with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

with rough motion as over a rough surface

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