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rough-grained

rough-grained adjective: having a rough grain or fiber.

Adjective

rough-grained (comparative more rough-grained, superlative most rough-grained)

  1. Having a rough grain or fiber.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) coarse of character; not polished or refined.

Synonyms of rough-grained

Forms of rough-grained

comparativemore rough-grained
superlativemost rough-grained

Questions about rough-grained

What does rough-grained mean?
Rough-grained means having a rough grain or fiber.
What part of speech is rough-grained?
Rough-grained is an adjective.

Words near rough-grained in the dictionary

  1. rough-dry
  2. rough-edged
  3. rough-footed
  4. rough-footed mud turtle
  5. rough-footed mud turtles
  6. rough-grained
  7. rough-headed dragonet
  8. rough-hew
  9. rough-hewed
  10. rough-hewer
  11. rough-hewers

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