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roughsome

roughsome adjective: characterised or marked by roughness; crude; unrefined.

Adjective

roughsome (comparative more roughsome, superlative most roughsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by roughness; crude; unrefined

Forms of roughsome

comparativemore roughsome
superlativemost roughsome

Origin of roughsome

From rough + -some.

Questions about roughsome

What does roughsome mean?
Roughsome means characterised or marked by roughness; crude; unrefined.
What part of speech is roughsome?
Roughsome is an adjective.

Words near roughsome in the dictionary

  1. roughs up the bullpen
  2. roughscuff
  3. roughsetter
  4. roughsetters
  5. roughshod
  6. roughsome
  7. roughspun
  8. roughspuns
  9. roughstock
  10. rought
  11. roughtail

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