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Definitions of rough it words

adjective rough it having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road. 1
adjective rough it shaggy or coarse: a dog with a rough coat. 1
adjective rough it (of an uninhabited region or large land area) steep or uneven and covered with high grass, brush, trees, stones, etc.: to hunt over rough country. 1
adjective rough it acting with or characterized by violence: Boxing is a rough sport. 1
adjective rough it characterized by unnecessary violence or infractions of the rules: It was a rough prize fight. 1
adjective rough it violently disturbed or agitated; turbulent, as water or the air: a rough sea. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English (adj. and noun); Old English rūh (adj.); cognate with Dutch ruig, German rauh

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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