roughish

[ ruhf-ish ]

adjective

1. rather rough:

   a roughish sea.

roughish

/ ˈrʌfɪʃ /

adjective

1. somewhat rough

Word History and Origins

Origin of roughish¹

First recorded in 1755–65; rough + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

When he was doing the Mallarm, he put the paper down on a roughish book cover.

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At last they came in sight of a large steamer laboring heavily with a roughish sea and uncertain wind.

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He could make pretty good play in thick country, and ride a roughish horse, too.

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Starlight had changed his clothes, and was dressed like a swell—away on a roughish trip, but still like a swell.

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It's a roughish crossing at Slatey Bar,' and he pointed towards the river, which we could plainly hear rushing over a rocky bed.

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