rougher

[ ruhf-er ]
/ ˈrʌf ər /

noun

a person or thing that roughs or roughs out something, as certain crude cutting tools or a person who performs the first, rough parts of a process.

Origin of rougher

First recorded in 1880–85; rough + -er1

Definition for rougher (2 of 2)

Origin of rough

before 1000; Middle English (adj. and noun); Old English rūh (adj.); cognate with Dutch ruig, German rauh

OTHER WORDS FROM rough

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rough

rough ruff

Example sentences from the Web for rougher

British Dictionary definitions for rougher

See also rough out, rough up

Derived forms of rough

roughness, noun

Word Origin for rough

Old English rūh; related to Old Norse ruksa, Middle Dutch rūge, rūwe, German rauh

Idioms and Phrases with rougher

rough