roughish
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of roughish
Example Sentences
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One of his interviewees described the smell as "roughish but not as bad as you might think", but there were places "where they tell me the foul air will cause instant death".
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021
It is a perennial plant, producing annually several long twining roughish striated stems, which twist from left to right, are often 15 to 20 ft. long and climb freely over hedges and bushes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
He led me through the great hall, paved with roughish slabs of stone, and up a wide staircase to a gallery which ran round the four sides of the hall.
From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
When at sea in roughish weather, and on service particularly, the "pleasure" must be deadly-lively.
From In the Yellow Sea by Frith, Henry
“Considering,” he added, “the roughish time we had yesterday, I’m a little astonished at my recuperative powers.”
From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Stables, Gordon
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