Definition of Rougher

1. Adjective. (comparative of rough) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rougher

1. one that roughs [n -S] - See also: roughs

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rougher

roughcasters
roughcasting
roughcasts
roughdrawn
roughdried
roughdries
roughdry
roughdrying
roughed
roughed up
roughen
roughen up
roughened
roughening
roughens
rougher (current term)
roughers
roughest
roughhead
roughheads
roughhew
roughhewed
roughhewer
roughhewers
roughhewing
roughhewn
roughhews
roughhouse
roughhoused
roughhouses

Literary usage of Rougher

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"The middling or chats from the rougher chat jig could be either returned to the ... Another way in which the chats from rougher and cleaner jigs could be ..."

2. The Bookman (1903)
"... every one who has had anything to do with the care and feeding of authors knows that rougher usage and a leaner diet are what they most need to-day. ..."

3. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Gradually its apparent association with bloodshed and murder recommended its use to the rougher class as an adjective that appealed to their imagination. ..."

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