Rough - English meaning

adjective

Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.

Usage examples:

He's very uncooperative and aggressive

Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

adjective

Using strong, forceful methods esp. to sell or persuade

Usage examples:

The company mounted an aggressive marketing campaign., you have to be aggressive if you want to suc…

adjective

Close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact.

Usage examples:

The approximate time of death

verb

Come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity.

Usage examples:

A leasing agreement approximating to ownership

adjective

Not completely accurate but close

Usage examples:

The train's approximate time of arrival is 10.30., the approximate cost will be about $600., can yo…

adjective

Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Usage examples:

An arduous journey

adjective

Difficult and tiring, or needing a great deal of effort

Usage examples:

In those days, a trip to the west was an arduous journey.

adjective

Difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy

Usage examples:

An arduous climb/task/journey

adjective

Of poor quality or a low standard.

Usage examples:

A bad diet

adverb

Badly.

Usage examples:

He beat her up real bad

adjective

Unpleasant and causing difficulties

Usage examples:

Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather., we've just had some very bad news., watch out - he's in a …

noun

A baseball ground.

Usage examples:

‘it's the biggest ballpark in baseball right now,’ gonzalez moaned.

noun

A place with a field for playing ball games, especially baseball games, and seats around it for people who are watching

Usage examples:

Some people were selling tickets outside the ballpark., the stadium will be replaced by a new ballp…

adjective

A ballpark estimate or figure is a number that is a guess, but one that you believe is near the correct number

Usage examples:

We'll have to go away and cost this carefully, but as a ballpark figure i'd say that it'll be about…

adjective

Forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental.

Usage examples:

Certain basic rules must be obeyed

noun

The essential facts or principles of a subject or skill.

Usage examples:

I learnt the basics of programming on a course

noun

A simple high-level computer programming language that uses familiar english words, designed for beginners and formerly used widely.

Usage examples:

You could write your own software in the basic programming language

adjective

Hostile and aggressive.

Usage examples:

The mood at the meeting was belligerent

noun

A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law.

Usage examples:

Ships and goods captured at sea by a belligerent

adjective

Eager to fight or argue

Usage examples:

She was so belligerent that i gave up trying to explain.

adjective

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful.

Usage examples:

A group of boisterous lads

adjective

Noisy and not controlled

Usage examples:

The audience burst into boisterous laughter.

adjective

Noisy, energetic, and rough

Usage examples:

Boisterous children, a boisterous game

adjective

(of hair or foliage) having a stiff and prickly texture.

Usage examples:

He washed his bristly black hair

adjective

With short, stiff hairs

Usage examples:

He had furry eyebrows and bristly hair., bristly stubble covered his head and chin.

adjective

Past participle of break1.

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

adjective

Past participle of break

Usage examples:

My camera is broken., a broken line, he spoke very broken english., after his wife's death, he seem…

noun

A person who is tough and aggressive and enjoys a fight or argument.

Usage examples:

Thick-necked bruisers in shell suits

noun

A big, strong, rough man

Usage examples:

He's an ugly bruiser - i wouldn't like to meet him in a dark alley!

adjective

Savagely violent.

Usage examples:

A brutal murder

adjective

Cruel, violent, and completely without feelings

Usage examples:

A brutal dictator, he had presided over a brutal regime in which thousands of people had "disappear…

adjective

Not considering someone's feelings

Usage examples:

She spoke with brutal honesty - i was too old for the job.

adjective

(of a surface) uneven, with many patches raised above the rest.

Usage examples:

The car jolted on the bumpy road

adjective

Rough or uneven

Usage examples:

We drove along bumpy dirt roads for hours.

adjective

Not smooth

Usage examples:

Bumpy road we drove along a narrow, bumpy road., the riders achieved some high speeds despite the b…

adjective

Growing thickly.

Usage examples:

A dense, bushy plant

noun

A person who lives in the bush (as distinct from in a town), typically regarded as uncultured or unsophisticated.

Usage examples:

Cultural wonders that bushies like me were despised for not having

adjective

Bushy hair or fur is very thick

Usage examples:

A squirrel's bushy tail, bushy eyebrows

adjective

Involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Usage examples:

The cacophonous sound of slot machines

adjective

Having an unpleasant mixture of sounds

Usage examples:

We woke up to the cacophonous sound of birds., the restaurant is a cacophonous, high-ceilinged room.

adjective

Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.

Usage examples:

She had been careless and had left the window unlocked

adjective

Not taking or showing enough care and attention

Usage examples:

My son's teacher says that his work is often rather careless., he made a careless remark (= one mad…

adjective

Relaxed, natural, and free from worry

noun

An insulting word for someone, usually a young person, whose way of dressing, speaking, and behaving is thought to show their lack of education and low social class

adjective

Awkward in movement or in handling things.

Usage examples:

The cold made his fingers clumsy

adjective

Awkward in movement or manner

Usage examples:

I’m so clumsy – i keep dropping things., he subsequently wrote a letter to the magazine in an admit…

adjective

A clumsy person often has accidents because they do not behave in a careful, controlled way

Usage examples:

That's the third glass you've smashed this week - you're so clumsy!

adjective

Rough or harsh in texture.

Usage examples:

A coarse woollen cloth

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft

Usage examples:

Coarse hair, coarse linen shirts, now and then coarse laughter broke out., our recipe calls for coa…

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces

Usage examples:

Coarse sand/breadcrumbs, coarse-grained linen is a coarse-grained fabric.

adjective

Coarse-grained rock, soil, paper, material, etc. is rough, or has pieces in it that are larger than usual

Usage examples:

This kind of sugar is coarse-grained, but works well in the recipe., peridotite is a coarse-grained…

adjective

(of a landscape) having many crags.

Usage examples:

A craggy coastline

adjective

Having many crags

Usage examples:

A craggy coastline

adjective

Used to describe a man's face that is quite roughly formed and has loose skin but is also attractive

Usage examples:

A craggy face, craggy features

adjective

In a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.

Usage examples:

Crude oil

noun

Offensively coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters.

Usage examples:

A crude joke

noun

Natural mineral oil.

Usage examples:

The ship was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude

adjective

(of a task) requiring much skill or effort.

Usage examples:

She has a busy and demanding job

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

adjective

Needing a lot of attention, effort, or time

Usage examples:

I’m trying to learn english, and i find it very demanding.

adjective

Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

Usage examples:

She had a difficult decision to make

adjective

Not easy or simple; hard to do or to understand

Usage examples:

It’s a difficult choice, but i’ve got to decide which job is better., he’s in a difficult situation…

adjective

Needing skill or effort

Usage examples:

A difficult problem/choice/task/language, [ + to infinitive ] it will be very difficult to prove th…

adjective

Disagreeing or incongruous.

Usage examples:

The operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant qualities

adjective

Producing an unpleasant sound

Usage examples:

Discordant opinions discordant opinions prevail even among good judges., the contemporary dialogue …

adjective

Used to describe something that is not in agreement with something else

Usage examples:

Discordant opinions discordant opinions prevail even among good judges.

adjective

Lacking organization; untidy.

Usage examples:

His life was as disorderly as ever

adjective

Threatening the safety of people or the peace of a neighborhood

Usage examples:

A disorderly crowd, he was charged with disorderly conduct., a disorderly desk

adjective

Untidy and badly organized

Usage examples:

It's a disorderly sort of a house with books and papers lying around everywhere.

adjective

Lacking harmony.

Usage examples:

Irregular, dissonant chords

adjective

(of sounds or musical notes) sounding strange or unpleasant

Usage examples:

A dissonant combination of sounds, his compositions tend to be brutally dissonant and repetitive., …

adjective

Not agreeing with or not the same as other things, usually in a way that is strange or hard to accept

Usage examples:

Amid the celebrations over the passage of the reform bill this week, one dissonant voice could be h…

noun

A preliminary version of a piece of writing.

Usage examples:

The first draft of the party's manifesto

verb

Prepare a preliminary version of (a document).

Usage examples:

I drafted a letter of resignation

adjective

Us spelling of draught (noun).

adjective

(of a value or number) roughly calculated; approximate.

Usage examples:

An estimated cost of £1,000 million

verb

Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.

Usage examples:

The aim is to estimate the effects of macroeconomic policy on the economy

adjective

Used when saying what the cost, size, value, etc. of something is believed to be, although it is not known for certain

Usage examples:

The business is worth an estimated $250 million., the estimated cost of the building project is wel…

adjective

Having a frizzy texture or appearance.

Usage examples:

Fuzzy fake-fur throw pillows

adjective

Not clear or not easily heard, seen, or understood

Usage examples:

Is the picture always fuzzy on your tv?, the basic facts of the story are starting to emerge though…

adjective

(of an image) having shapes that do not have clear edges, or (of a sound, especially from a television, radio, etc.) not clear, usually because of other unwanted noises making it difficult to hear

Usage examples:

Is the picture always fuzzy on your tv?, you can pick up a lot of stations on the car radio but the…

adjective

Affecting or concerning all or most people or things; widespread.

Usage examples:

Books of general interest

noun

A commander of an army, or an army officer of very high rank.

Usage examples:

The most stable connection is that between the military commander and generals and officers directl…

adjective

Involving or relating to most people, things, or conditions, esp. when these are considered as a unit; not particular or specific

Usage examples:

The general standard of living, this book is intended for the general reader (= one who does not ha…

adjective

Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age.

Usage examples:

The gnarled old oak tree

adjective

Rough and twisted, especially because of old age or no protection from bad weather

Usage examples:

A gnarled tree trunk, the old man drew a long, gnarled finger across his throat.

noun

A powerfully built great ape with a large head and short neck, found in the forests of central africa. it is the largest living primate.

Usage examples:

One of the most endangered species in the world and the largest living primate, the lowland gorilla…

noun

A large ape (= animal like a monkey) that comes from western and central africa

noun

A large ape that comes from western africa

adjective

Sounding harsh and unpleasant.

Usage examples:

A high, grating voice

noun

A framework of parallel or crossed bars, typically preventing access through an opening while permitting communication or ventilation.

Usage examples:

Suddenly, something thudded against the grating that covered the opening.

verb

Reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.

Usage examples:

Peel and roughly grate the carrots

adjective

Resembling, containing, or consisting of gravel.

Usage examples:

A dry gravelly soil

adjective

(of a voice) low and rough

adjective

If a voice, especially a man's voice, is gravelly, it is low and rough.

adjective

(of a voice) rough and low in pitch.

Usage examples:

She spoke with a gruff, masculine voice

adjective

(of a person's voice) low and unfriendly, or (of a person's behaviour) unfriendly or showing no patience

Usage examples:

"yeah, so what?" came the gruff reply., he's quite a sweet man beneath the gruff exterior.

adjective

(of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.

Usage examples:

It seemed the werewolf was on the verge of talking, but all that escaped its throat was a guttural …

noun

A guttural consonant (e.g. k, g ) or other speech sound.

adjective

(of speech sounds) produced at the back of the throat and therefore deep

Usage examples:

Two egyptians were arguing outside the room, their voices loud and guttural.

adjective

Covered with hair.

Usage examples:

A hairy chest

adjective

Having a lot of hair, especially on parts of the body other than the head

Usage examples:

Hairy armpits/legs, a hairy chest

adjective

Frightening or dangerous, especially in a way that is exciting

Usage examples:

I like going on the back of pedro's motorbike, though it can get a bit hairy.

adjective

Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.

Usage examples:

The slate broke on the hard floor

adverb

With a great deal of effort.

Usage examples:

They work hard at school

noun

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go ).

adjective

Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

Usage examples:

Drenched in a harsh white neon light

adjective

Unkind or cruel or uncivil

adjective

Unkind or cruel

Usage examples:

Harsh criticism, a harsh winter, harsh lighting

adjective

Covered by a haze.

Usage examples:

It was a beautiful day but quite hazy

adjective

Hazy air or weather is not clear, especially because of heat

Usage examples:

Hazy sunshine, the hazy days of summer

adjective

Not remembering things clearly

Usage examples:

Hazy memories of childhood

adjective

Hairy.

Usage examples:

Their hirsute chests

adjective

Having a lot of hair, especially on the face or body

adjective

(of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting.

Usage examples:

A hoarse whisper

adjective

(of a voice) sounding weak and not very well controlled, often because it has been used too much or the speaker has a cold

Usage examples:

He was hoarse from shouting.

adjective

(of a voice or a person) having a rough voice, often because of a sore throat or a cold

Usage examples:

Hoarse voice "i'm feeling a little better, thank you," she replied, in a hoarse voice., sound hoars…

noun

A person who engages in crime and violence; a hooligan or gangster.

Usage examples:

They were the ‘professional’ gangsters of new york, hoodlums and racketeers

noun

A criminal, esp. one who is a member of a group

Usage examples:

Hoodlums robbed two people in a convenience store, police said.

noun

A violent person, especially one who is member of a group of criminals

noun

A violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang.

Usage examples:

A drunken hooligan

noun

A violent person who fights or causes damage in public places

Usage examples:

Hooligans had sprayed paint all over the car.

adjective

(of a voice or utterance) sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse.

Usage examples:

His voice became a husky, erotic whisper

noun

A powerful dog of a breed with a thick double coat which is typically grey, used in the arctic for pulling sledges.

Usage examples:

Similarly, a trip to where the huskies are bred and trained to pull sleighs takes you right to the …

adjective

(esp. of a person’s voice) low and sounding slightly damaged

Usage examples:

The singer had a husky voice., rennett was a husky, broad-shouldered kid.

adjective

Lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

Usage examples:

The witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions

adjective

Not accurate or exact

Usage examples:

As all the data have not yet been collected, the figures are still imprecise.

adjective

Having or showing no skill; clumsy.

Usage examples:

The referee's inept handling of the match

adjective

Not skilled or effective

Usage examples:

He was always pretty inept at sports., political/social/economic ineptitude

adjective

Not quite accurate or correct.

Usage examples:

An inexact description

adjective

Not known in detail or not completely accurate

Usage examples:

Economics is an inexact science.

adjective

Not exact or not known in detail

Usage examples:

Estimates of the numbers involved remain inexact.

adjective

Not forming or contributing to a pleasing whole; discordant.

Usage examples:

An inharmonious, negative state of mind

adjective

Making an unpleasant musical sound, or not making a pleasant harmony (= the pleasing sound of notes being played or sung together)

Usage examples:

The loud inharmonious wailing continued for hours., i did not find the two voices inharmonious, alt…

adjective

Not friendly and peaceful

Usage examples:

You may become the mediator and peacemaker in inharmonious situations., even between the most devot…

adjective

Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.

Usage examples:

His strong, irregular features

noun

A member of an irregular military force.

Usage examples:

The filipino operational center of gravity was the ability to sustain its force of 100,000 irregula…

adjective

Not regular in shape or form; having parts of different shapes or sizes

Usage examples:

An irregular surface, there are irregular spaces between the words., he showed up at irregular inte…

adjective

Jagged.

Usage examples:

It's all spiky and jaggy and it should be off-putting, but it strangely isn't because it has this a…

noun

Another term for aliasing (sense 3).

adjective

Rough, with many sharp points

Usage examples:

Jaggy rocks and slippery seaweed

adjective

Incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing.

Usage examples:

The telephone struck a jarring note in those renaissance surroundings

verb

Send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).

Usage examples:

He jarred the knee in training

adjective

Different from surrounding or usual things, or disagreeing with others, and therefore surprising or upsetting

Usage examples:

A jarring succession of images, the band took a new, if jarring, approach to this music.

adjective

Having lumps which give a misshapen appearance.

Usage examples:

Knobbly knees

adjective

Having lumps (= raised areas) on the surface

Usage examples:

Knobbly knees/elbows

adjective

Full of knots.

Usage examples:

Panelling in knotty pine

adjective

(of a problem or difficulty) complicated and difficult to solve

Usage examples:

It was a very knotty problem.

adjective

With a lot of knots

Usage examples:

A knotty piece of wood

noun

A boisterous, often badly behaved young man.

Usage examples:

James was something of a larrikin

noun

A young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way

Usage examples:

I was a bit of a young larrikin in those days.

noun

An uncouth and aggressive man or boy.

Usage examples:

He ended up brawling with a lout outside a curry house

noun

A rude, stupid, or awkward man

Usage examples:

He’s such a lout.

adjective

Full of or covered with lumps.

Usage examples:

He lay on the lumpy mattress

adjective

Covered with or containing lumps

Usage examples:

A lumpy bed/pillow, a lumpy sauce

noun

A model of something, which shows how it will look or operate when it is built, or which is used when the real thing is not yet available

Usage examples:

She showed us a mock-up of what the car will look like when it goes into production.

noun

A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

Usage examples:

A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

noun

A hooligan or petty criminal.

Usage examples:

But why, if they can respond so zealously to this kind of pressure, can they not respond to the oth…

adjective

Having a small raised area or swelling

Usage examples:

Fibrous and nodular masses, this cream is only for treatment of severe, nodular acne.

noun

A line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram.

Usage examples:

The chalked outline of a human body

verb

Draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of.

Usage examples:

Her eyes were darkly outlined with kohl

noun

A statement of the main facts, ideas, or items

Usage examples:

The house approved the broad outlines of the president’s budget., she drew the outline of a face., …

adjective

Having a hollow or indentation on the surface.

Usage examples:

His jowled and pitted face

verb

Set someone or something in conflict or competition with.

Usage examples:

You'll get the chance to pit your wits against the world champions

verb

Remove the pit from (fruit).

adjective

Not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character.

Usage examples:

Good plain food

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the youth was just plain stupid

noun

A large area of flat land with few trees.

Usage examples:

The coastal plain

adjective

Covered in prickles.

Usage examples:

Masses of prickly brambles

adjective

Having sharp points that stick out, or causing a stinging feeling

Usage examples:

A prickly cactus, the wool felt prickly and itchy against his skin.

adjective

Relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something.

Usage examples:

Primitive mammals

noun

A person belonging to a preliterate, non-industrial society.

Usage examples:

Reports of travellers and missionaries described contemporary primitives

adjective

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

Usage examples:

His public statements became increasingly pugnacious

adjective

Wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully

Usage examples:

I found him pugnacious and arrogant.

adjective

Harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating.

Usage examples:

His cracked, rasping voice narrates the story

verb

Make a harsh, grating noise.

Usage examples:

My breath rasped in my throat

adjective

A rasping sound or a rasping voice is unpleasantly rough

Usage examples:

Rasping cough the man had a rasping cough that left him gasping for breath., rasping voice with his…

adjective

Hoarse or harsh-sounding.

Usage examples:

His voice was raspy from days of non-stop campaigning

adjective

Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

Usage examples:

Raucous youths

adjective

Loud, excited, and not controlled, esp. in an unpleasant way

Usage examples:

Raucous laughter

adjective

Loud and unpleasant

Usage examples:

I heard the raucous call of the crows., raucous laughter came from the next room., the party was be…

adjective

Marked by or involving public disorder.

Usage examples:

A riotous crowd

adjective

Very loud and uncontrolled, and full of energy

Usage examples:

We went to a riotous party and danced all night., uk five students were arrested for riotous behavi…

adjective

Consisting or full of rock or rocks.

Usage examples:

A rocky crag above the village

adjective

Difficult or uncertain

Usage examples:

Their season got off to a rocky start with three straight losses., a rocky path

idiom

Produced quickly, with little preparation

Usage examples:

Rough and ready accommodation, the presentation of their shows was often rather rough and ready., t…

verb

Make or become rough.

Usage examples:

The wind was roughening the surface of the river

verb

To make or become rough

Usage examples:

I roughened the edges and glued them together.

noun

A hooligan.

noun

A marine fish with a deep laterally compressed body and large rough-edged scales which become spiny on the belly.

noun

A rough and uncouth person.

Usage examples:

The usual roughnecks and gangsters

verb

Work on an oil rig.

Usage examples:

He gave up college to roughneck on wells in west texas

adjective

Noisy and disorderly.

Usage examples:

It was a rowdy but good-natured crowd

noun

A noisy and disorderly person.

Usage examples:

We are accused of being rowdies in the pub

adjective

Offensively impolite or bad-mannered.

Usage examples:

She had been rude to her boss

adjective

Behaving in a way that hurts other people’s feelings; not polite

Usage examples:

I apologized for ted’s rude behavior., i thought it was rude of him not to introduce me., i’ve live…

noun

A violent person, especially one involved in crime.

adjective

(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.

Usage examples:

A rugged coastline

adjective

Relating to the countryside; rural.

Usage examples:

Sonntag occasionally populated his landscapes with a lone land hunter, usually near his rustic log …

noun

An unsophisticated country person.

Usage examples:

They paused to watch the rustics dance and carouse

adjective

Typical of the country (= land not in cities), esp. because of being attractively simple

Usage examples:

We stayed in rustic cabins, with no electricity.

adjective

Having long deep tracks made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles.

Usage examples:

A gruelling drive on rutted dirt roads

verb

(of a deer or other mammal) engage in the rut or annual period of sexual activity.

Usage examples:

Researchers say the deer are rutting earlier

adjective

If a surface is rutted, it has deep narrow marks in it made by wheels

Usage examples:

A deeply/badly rutted road

adjective

If ground is rutty, it is full of deep, narrow marks, especially marks made by a wheel

Usage examples:

The fields could only be crossed through rough and rutty wagon tracks., the track had been softened…

adjective

(especially of a fabric or garment) having a rough, uncomfortable texture and tending to cause itching or discomfort.

Usage examples:

A cardigan in a scratchy wool

adjective

(of hair or fur) long, thick, and unkempt.

Usage examples:

The mountain goat has a long, shaggy coat

adjective

Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.

Usage examples:

A simple solution

noun

A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one.

Usage examples:

The gatherers of simples

exclamation

Of very low intelligence.

adjective

Showing or characterized by austerity or a lack of comfort or luxury.

Usage examples:

The accommodation was fairly spartan

noun

A citizen of sparta.

Usage examples:

The spartans were the dorian inhabitants of a greek city-state in the peloponnese that for many cen…

noun

A canadian dessert apple of a variety with crisp white flesh and maroon-flushed yellow skin.

adjective

Covered with or full of small pieces of rock.

Usage examples:

Rough stony paths

adjective

Containing a lot of stones

Usage examples:

The ground was too stony to be used as a farm., though we begged him, he gave us a stony look and t…

adjective

(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.

Usage examples:

His voice had become increasingly strident

adjective

Forceful, or very loud

Usage examples:

Strident criticism, a strident voice

adjective

(of a voice or other sound) deep and husky.

Usage examples:

Rich, throaty laughter

noun

A violent person, especially a criminal.

Usage examples:

He was attacked by a gang of thugs

adjective

Characterized by violent behaviour.

Usage examples:

Thuggish organized crime gangs

adjective

(of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling.

Usage examples:

Tough rucksacks for climbers

noun

A rough and violent man.

Usage examples:

A gang of toughs

verb

Endure a period of hardship or difficulty.

adjective

Unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance.

Usage examples:

People in school always told me i was ugly

adjective

Causing or feeling slight pain or physical discomfort.

Usage examples:

His hard, uncomfortable bed

adjective

Not comfortable or relaxed, or feeling anxiety

Usage examples:

An uncomfortable chair, she feels uncomfortable in a room full of strangers., an uncomfortably warm…

adjective

Lacking in discipline; uncontrolled in behaviour or manner.

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Undisciplined soldiers

adjective

Not behaving in a very controlled or organized way

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The coach should be embarrassed to see the team play in such an undisciplined manner., an undiscipl…

adjective

Not level or smooth.

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The floors are cracked and uneven

adjective

Difficult or impossible to manage, manipulate, or control.

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His behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home

adjective

Not melodious; discordant.

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An unmelodious chorus of horns

adjective

Not melodious (= pleasant to listen to)

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This bird has a distinctive, shrill, and unmelodious call., it's an understatement to say that his …

adjective

Not pleasing to the ear.

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A loud, unmusical noise

adjective

Not pleasant to listen to; not sounding like music

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The birds are not noisy but most of their notes are harsh and unmusical., all mothers, even the unm…

adjective

Causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.

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An unpleasant smell

adjective

Not attractive or enjoyable or easy to like

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An unpleasant surprise, unpleasant memories, an unpleasant young man, rob chuckled unpleasantly.

adjective

Not restrained or restricted.

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A display of unrestrained delight

adjective

Not limited in any way

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Unrestrained fury, unrestrained capitalism

adjective

Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.

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A group of unruly children

adjective

Difficult to control or manage

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Her unruly behavior caused chaos in class.

adjective

Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.

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Many patients suffer vague symptoms

adjective

Not clearly stated, described, or explained, or not clearly seen or felt

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She had a vague feeling that something had gone terribly wrong., i have only a vague memory of the …

adjective

Deliberately cruel or violent.

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A vicious assault

adjective

Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

adjective

(of an act) intending to hurt badly, or (of a person or animal) likely to be violent

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I don’t believe he is a vicious dog., the few who disagreed became the targets of vicious written a…

adjective

Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

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A violent confrontation with riot police

adjective

Using or involving force to hurt or attack

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Violent crime, the police are concerned about the possibility of violent behavior at the demonstrat…

adjective

(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.

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A herd of wild goats

noun

A natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.

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Kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild

verb

Treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous.

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Let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him

noun

A rude, noisy, or violent person.

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The young people, they have no religion, and the yahoos are coming home to roost.

exclamation

Expressing great joy or excitement.

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Yahoo—my plan worked!

noun

A rude, loud, unpleasant person, especially one who has little education

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"yahoo! i passed!" he shouted.

noun

A rude, noisy, and aggressive young person.

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They urged police to crack down on racist yobs before youths took the law into their own hands.

noun

A young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way

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A gang of loud-mouthed yobs

noun

Another term for yob.

noun

A young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way

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A gang of loud-mouthed yobs