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English to English noun
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a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven |  | source: wordnet30
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the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | | source: wordnet30
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an unpolished unrefined quality | | Example: the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her
source: wordnet30
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used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather | | source: wordnet30
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rowdy behavior | | source: wordnet30
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the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion | | source: wordnet30
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harsh or severe speech or behavior | | Example: men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity
the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet
source: wordnet30
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The quality or state of being rough. | | source: webster1913
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