rough
/ɹʌf/ adverb C2- In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
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The rough-and-tumble work in Afghanistan, coming on the top of a natural Bohemianism of disposition, has made me rather more lax than befits a medical man.
He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.
Don’t you think it’s pretty rough not to let her go to the picnic when she’s so set on it?”
I’m used to rough work; but I fairly turned sick at the sight of him.
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