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roughish

/ˈɹʌfɪʃ/

roughish adjective: somewhat rough.

Adjective

roughish (comparative more roughish, superlative most roughish)

  1. Somewhat rough.

Forms of roughish

comparativemore roughish
superlativemost roughish

Origin of roughish

From rough + -ish.

Words formed from roughish

Questions about roughish

What does roughish mean?
Roughish means somewhat rough.
What part of speech is roughish?
Roughish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce roughish?
Roughish is pronounced /ˈɹʌfɪʃ/.

Words near roughish in the dictionary

  1. roughing pump
  2. roughing pumps
  3. roughing up
  4. roughing up the bullpen
  5. roughings
  6. roughish
  7. roughishly
  8. roughishness
  9. Roughit
  10. roughleg
  11. roughlegs

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