adj. 1.having or caused by an irregular surface 2.(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse 3.not quite exact or correct 4.full of hardship or trials 5.violently agitated and turbulent 6.unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound 7.ready and able to resort to force or violence 8.of the margin of a leaf shape 9.not shaped by cutting or trimming 10.not carefully or expertly made 11.not perfected 12.unpleasantly stern rough adv. 1.with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') 2.with rough motion as over a rough surface rough n. 1.the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short rough v. 1.prepare in preliminary or sketchy form