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roughness

'rʌfnʌs

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noun
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
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harshness

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unpleasantness
noun
rowdy behavior
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disorderliness rowdiness rowdyism

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disorder
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used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
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choppiness rough water

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storminess
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a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
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raggedness

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smoothness

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texture
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an unpolished unrefined quality
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crudeness

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inelegance
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the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
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indentation pitting

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erosion corrosion corroding
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harsh or severe speech or behavior
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"men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity" "the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet"

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intensification

Examples of roughness

"men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity"
"the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet"