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1. Definition: 1. untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"

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1. Definition: 1. (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance"

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1. Definition: 1. an aggressive and violent young criminal

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1. Definition: 1. growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"

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1. Definition: 1. a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust

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1. Definition: 1. lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture"

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1. Definition: 1. strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"

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1. Definition: 1. scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights"

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1. Definition: 1. smelling of fermentation or staleness

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1. Definition: 1. socially incorrect in behavior;

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1. Definition: 1. deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"

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1. Definition: 1. arrange or enter in tabular form

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1. Definition: 1. very drunk

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1. Definition: 1. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

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1. Definition: 1. disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers"

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1. Definition: 1. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson

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1. Definition: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

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1. Definition: 1. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

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1. Definition: 1. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"

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1. Definition: 1. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

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1. Definition: 1. having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

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1. Definition: 1. living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"

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1. Definition: 1. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

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1. Definition: 1. a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

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1. Definition: 1. create a short circuit in

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1. Definition: 1. affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"

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1. Definition: 1. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

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1. Definition: 1. not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"

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1. Definition: 1. a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

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1. Definition: 1. full of ruts; "rutty farm roads"

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1. Definition: 1. thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice"

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1. Definition: 1. a cruel and brutal fellow

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1. Definition: 1. covered with or full of bumps; "a bumpy country road"

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1. Definition: 1. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"

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1. Definition: 1. abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

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1. Definition: 1. complete; "the full-length play"

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1. Definition: 1. of the brown color of rust

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1. Definition: 1. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"

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1. Definition: 1. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

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1. Definition: 1. an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"

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1. Definition: 1. criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

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1. Definition: 1. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"

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1. Definition: 1. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"

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1. Definition: 1. Curt, touchy, irritable.

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1. Definition: 1. not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

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1. Definition: 1. troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority

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1. Definition: 1. a small wave on the surface of a liquid

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1. Definition: 1. the upward slope of a hill

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1. Definition: 1. humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"

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1. Definition: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

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1. Definition: 1. strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

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1. Definition: 1. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality;

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1. Definition: 1. (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"

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1. Definition: 1. a clause that is appended to a legislative bill

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1. Definition: 1. having hills and crags; "hilly terrain"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"

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1. Definition: 1. having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs"

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1. Definition: 1. tangled in knots or snarls; "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread"

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1. Definition: 1. an unsophisticated country person

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1. Definition: 1. lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"

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1. Definition: 1. willing to face danger

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1. Definition: 1. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

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1. Definition: 1. very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

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1. Definition: 1. having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line"

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1. Definition: 1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

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1. Definition: 1. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"

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1. Definition: 1. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"

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1. Definition: 1. having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"

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1. Definition: 1. happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"

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1. Definition: 1. belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"

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1. Definition: 1. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

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1. Definition: 1. characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts"

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1. Definition: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

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1. Definition: 1. a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers

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1. Definition: 1. rowdy

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1. Definition: 1. not exact

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1. Definition: 1. giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy"

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1. Definition: 1. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"

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1. Definition: 1. having hills and crags; "hilly terrain"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"

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1. Definition: 1. a cruel and brutal fellow

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1. Definition: 1. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

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1. Definition: 1. sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty voice"

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1. Definition: 1. considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"

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1. Definition: 1. full of fighting spirit; "a scrappy admiral"

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1. Definition: 1. make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other"

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1. Definition: 1. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

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1. Definition: 1. shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"

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1. Definition: 1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

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1. Definition: 1. inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"

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1. Definition: 1. a person suffering from spastic paralysis

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1. Definition: 1. dry mash for poultry

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1. Definition: 1. not properly maintained or cared for; "an unkempt garden"; "native vistas and unkempt rambling paths"; "an ukempt appearance"

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1. Definition: 1. expecting prices to fall

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1. Definition: 1. like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg

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1. Definition: 1. uttering in an irritated tone

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1. Definition: 1. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

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1. Definition: 1. having surface roughness; "a textured wall of stucco"; "a rough-textured tweed"

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1. Definition: 1. recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"

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1. Definition: 1. being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"

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1. Definition: 1. revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"

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1. Definition: 1. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"

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1. Definition: 1. (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

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1. Definition: 1. the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"

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1. Definition: 1. harsh or corrosive in tone;

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1. Definition: 1. incompletely or imperfectly shaped; "unshaped dough"; "unshaped timbers"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking grace in movement or posture;

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1. Definition: 1. someone who argues noisily or angrily

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1. Definition: 1. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

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1. Definition: 1. of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"

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1. Definition: 1. not having form or shape; "unformed clay"

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1. Definition: 1. in an uneven and irregular way

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1. Definition: 1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

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1. Definition: 1. not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"

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1. Definition: 1. not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance"

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1. Definition: 1. highly or violently reactive; "sensitive and highly unstable compounds"

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1. Definition: 1. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

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1. Definition: 1. sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"

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1. Definition: 1. someone who fights (or is fighting)

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1. Definition: 1. easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

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1. Definition: 1. dealing with salacious or indecent material; "a scabrous novel"

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1. Definition: 1. come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"

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1. Definition: 1. of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing

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1. Definition: 1. rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface"

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1. Definition: 1. (of a specimen for study under a microscope) not treated with a reagent or dye

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1. Definition: 1. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

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1. Definition: 1. subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other"

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1. Definition: 1. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

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1. Definition: 1. hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"

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1. Definition: 1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

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1. Definition: 1. very close in space or time; "proximate words"; "proximate houses"

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1. Definition: 1. of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"

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1. Definition: 1. (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"

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1. Definition: 1. protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side

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1. Definition: 1. worker on an oil rig

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1. Definition: 1. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

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1. Definition: 1. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

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1. Definition: 1. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

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1. Definition: 1. ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"

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1. Definition: 1. (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids"

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1. Definition: 1. defiantly aggressive; "a truculent speech against the new government"

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1. Definition: 1. inspiring scornful pity;

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1. Definition: 1. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"

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1. Definition: 1. violently agitated and turbulent;

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1. Definition: 1. independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"

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1. Definition: 1. not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished"

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1. Definition: 1. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

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1. Definition: 1. used of the voice

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1. Definition: 1. deserving regret; "regrettable remarks"; "it's regrettable that she didn't go to college"; "it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church"

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1. Definition: 1. not developed; "courses in interior design were rare and undeveloped"; "undeveloped social awareness"

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1. Definition: 1. located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"

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1. Definition: 1. improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"

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1. Definition: 1. not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings"

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1. Definition: 1. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

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