roughish

adjective

rough·​ish ˈrəfish 

: somewhat rough

two roughish … chaps

—Arnold Bennett

roughish spots in a summer that glided by

—Booth Tarkington

Word History

Etymology

rough entry 1 + -ish

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

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