rougher

[ ruhf-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that roughs or roughs out something, as certain crude cutting tools or a person who performs the first, rough parts of a process.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rougher¹

First recorded in 1880–85; rough + -er ¹

Example Sentences

This first period has without question been rougher than Labour would have expected.

From BBC

Tournaments began as rougher, less “gentlemanly” affairs in which competitors rode against each other with lances and then proceeded to fight with close-quarters weapons ahorse or on foot.

From Salon

Perhaps that’s why the style-conscious are increasingly gravitating to nostalgia, the rougher days of red carpet looks, and, most remarkably, the film director.

From Los Angeles Times

As opposed to a sausage, which has a rougher grind to the meat, a hot dog is made from a finely processed emulsion, which is what provides its distinctive texture.

From Salon

Before the study, many people thought that rougher washing cycles where the machine turns the clothes quickly would release more microfibers.

From NewsForKids.net

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