roughish
rather rough: a roughish sea.
Origin of roughish
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How to use roughish in a sentence
When he was doing the Mallarm, he put the paper down on a roughish book cover.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellAt last they came in sight of a large steamer laboring heavily with a roughish sea and uncertain wind.
A Noble Woman | Ann S. StephensHe could make pretty good play in thick country, and ride a roughish horse, too.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf BoldrewoodStarlight had changed his clothes, and was dressed like a swell—away on a roughish trip, but still like a swell.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf BoldrewoodIt's a roughish crossing at Slatey Bar,' and he pointed towards the river, which we could plainly hear rushing over a rocky bed.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
British Dictionary definitions for roughish
/ (ˈrʌfɪʃ) /
somewhat rough
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