in the rough

: marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse

: covered with or made up of coarse and often shaggy hair — compare smooth, wirehaired

: having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface

: roughly

: without usual conveniences

: uneven ground covered with high grass, brush, and stones

: the rugged or disagreeable side or aspect

: something in a crude, unfinished, or preliminary state

: roughen

: to subject to abuse : manhandle, beat

: to subject to unnecessary and intentional violence in a sport