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a harsh or sharp quality
- a roughness to the wine that should decrease with age
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2
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
- the roughness of pioneer life is not glossed over in the documentary
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“Roughness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughness. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.
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