- comparative of rough.
rougher
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rougher
Example Sentences
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Rougher landscapes, like Northwestern, demand a fashion staple like a poncho, a tentlike affair that lends a certain army-surplus charm to fragile freshmen huddled beneath.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rougher and more hilly become the roads as we gradually penetrate farther and farther into the foot-hills.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas
Rougher minds than Leighton's have produced more epic effects, and a ruder, less accomplished "technique" has borne with it more original, more trenchant ideas.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell
Rougher arrangements.—A small ball made by tying chamois leather round soft rags, may be used in the absence of a roller.
From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir
Rougher and steeper grew the ascent; more and more the Indians cowered, huddling together in rear of the soldiers.
From Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier by King, Charles
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