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(adj)
In a natural, untreated state.
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Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
(adv)
Without precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
(of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.
Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
(typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.
Covered with or full of bumps.
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
Characterised by jolts; bumpy or jerky.
Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements.
unmusical
(of sound, especially vocal quality) Rough, raw.
raspy
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
Prone to bark, to make the sound of a dog.
Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.
(chiefly of a sore throat) Irritating; itchy.
(botany) Jagged, as if torn or lacerated.
(botany) Irregularly notched, eaten away, as though bitten.
Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
Rough or lumpy.
Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.
Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
(slang, vulgar) Extremely tired.
pockmarked
Having pockmarks.
Alternative form of imbricated (“overlapping”). [Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined.]
Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
(of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
Having notches
Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
(n)
A general description of some subject.
Fitted with a cord.
Possessing a fringe.
Minutely serrate.
Having or furnished with seams.
Notched or cut like a saw.
Having potholes in its surface
Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.
(medicine) Resembling a bulla or blister; inflated; blistered; bulliform.
(sciences) Minutely crenate or scalloped.
Having a jagged edge like a saw.
Alternative form of crenulate. [(sciences) Minutely crenate or scalloped.]
Shaped with corners or angles.
(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
Full of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles.
Resembling sandpaper.
jagged, toothed or serrated
Having crags
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
(medicine) Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.
Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.
Having ribs.
Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
(inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry) Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.
Resembling a comb.
(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
(biology) Ciliated, having cilia.
Having cilia.
Of, pertaining to, or containing boulders
crude, raw or unprocessed
Not smooth; rough.
Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.
Not pleasant.
Not polished; not brought to a polish.
Not cut.
Not sheared.
Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
Having texture, not smooth.
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
(of clothing) made of tweed, or having a similar rough texture
Of a road, path, etc., paved with split or round logs laid crosswise side by side.
(of fabric) Having diagonal parallel ribs.
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
Covered in warts; warty
Resembling or characteristic of a wart.
A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
Having warts.
(of an animal) Having teeth.
As hard as stone.
Having a spine, or spines