rough

having or caused by an irregular surface“trees with rough bark”

of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound“a gravelly voice”

causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements“a rough ride”

not quite exact or correct“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”

full of hardship or trials“the rocky road to success”

violently agitated and turbulent“boisterous winds and waves”

ready and able to resort to force or violence“pugnacious spirits … lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance”

not shaped by cutting or trimming“an uncut diamond”

not carefully or expertly made“managed to make a crude splint”

unpleasantly stern“wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus”

unkind or cruel or uncivil“had harsh words”

(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse“she was a diamond in the rough”

not perfected“a rough draft”

prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

with roughness or violence (‘rough’ is an informal variant for ‘roughly’)“he was pushed roughly aside”

with rough motion as over a rough surface“ride rough”

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