roughs

noun

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

verb

prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

adjective

unkind or cruel or uncivil

unpleasantly stern

not perfected

not carefully or expertly made

not shaped by cutting or trimming

causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

of the margin of a leaf shape

ready and able to resort to force or violence

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

violently agitated and turbulent

full of hardship or trials

not quite exact or correct

(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

having or caused by an irregular surface

adverb

with rough motion as over a rough surface

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

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