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    Rough \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. [root] 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.

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