roughish

[ ruhf-ish ]

/ ˈrʌf ɪʃ /

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adjective

rather rough: a roughish sea.

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Origin of roughish

First recorded in 1755–65; rough + -ish¹

Words nearby roughish

rough-hew, roughhouse, roughie, roughing-in, roughing mill, roughish, rough it, rough-legged buzzard, rough-legged hawk, rough lemon, rough lock

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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 Pennell
At last they came in sight of a large steamer laboring heavily with a roughish sea and uncertain wind.
A Noble Woman|Ann S. Stephens
He could make pretty good play in thick country, and ride a roughish horse, too.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
Starlight 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 Boldrewood

It'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

roughish

/ (ˈrʌfɪʃ) /

adjective

somewhat rough

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