Crossword clues for roughest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rough \Rough\, a. [Compar. Rougher; superl. Roughest.] [OE. rou?, rou, row, rugh, ruh, AS. r?h; akin to LG. rug, D. rug, D. ruig, ruw, OHG. r?h, G. rauh, rauch; cf. Lith. raukas wrinkle, rukti to wrinkle. [root] 18. Cf. Rug, n.]
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Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth. Specifically:
Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road. ``Rough, uneven ways.''
--Shak.Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.
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Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.
More unequal than the roughest sea.
--T. Burnet. Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat. ``A visage rough.''
--Dryden. ``Roughsatyrs.''
--Milton.
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Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish. Specifically:
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Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.
A fiend, a fury, pitiless and rough.
--Shak.A surly boatman, rough as wayes or winds.
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Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.
On the rough edge of battle.
--Milton.A quicker and rougher remedy.
--Clarendon.Kind words prevent a good deal of that perverseness which rough and imperious usage often produces.
--Locke. Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.
--Pope.Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.
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Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.
He stayeth his rough wind.
--Isa. xxvii. 8.Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.
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Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught. Rough diamond, an uncut diamond; hence, colloquially, a person of intrinsic worth under a rude exterior. Rough and ready.
Acting with offhand promptness and efficiency. ``The rough and ready understanding.''
--Lowell.Produced offhand. ``Some rough and ready theory.''
--Tylor.
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Wiktionary
a. (en-superlative of: rough)
Usage examples of "roughest".
On the way we crossed some of the roughest country we had ever seen or ridden over.
There was work for everyone, from the roughest labourer to the most skilled artisan and artist.
Indeed, as the black flag had been run up with a cheer, the roughest villains swarmed from hiding all over the decks.
It was openly the resort of pirates from all nations, where the roughest sailors jostled against rich owners and gaudily dressed captains.
Give him a free rein, and he will bear you up the hardest, roughest, steepest places.
Expedition has arranged for two rather large high-warp robotic supply barges at the perimeter of the roughest area, the sensor-blind phenomenon.
In the roughest of weather his wet paint often became covered with blowing sand and salt water.
He had been concerned in the early hours of the morning that she would be traumatized by the roughest elements of the city.
Those who were able to continue after the roughest melee would go into the jousting rounds.
At his back, two of the roughest rogues Laura had ever seen skulked in the shadows.
After the symphonies of Beethoven it was certain that the poetry that lies too deep for words does not lie too deep for music, and that the vicissitudes of the soul, from the roughest fun to the loftiest aspiration, can make symphonies without the aid of dance tunes.
Colonel McGowen is your training officer, so get ready for the roughest time of your life.
From his previous venture into Myrloch Vale, Tristan knew that this was the roughest part of the trip.
From the summit, which is about 7600 feet above the sea, the path descends over the roughest ground that is to be found on the whole route.
Make music on to cheer the roughest day, And enchant sadness till it sleeps?