roughish

[ ruhf-ish ]

adjective
  1. rather rough: a roughish sea.

Origin of roughish

1
First recorded in 1755–65; rough + -ish1

Words Nearby 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 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
  1. somewhat rough

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