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Rough

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

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Abrasive 84% connected

Producing abrasion.

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Abrasive 84% connected

Producing abrasion.

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Aggressive 84% connected

Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation.

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Aggressive 84% connected

Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation.

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Barky 84% connected

Covered with, or containing, bark.

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Barky 84% connected

Covered with, or containing, bark.

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Bidentate 84% connected

Having two teeth or two toothlike processes; two-toothed.

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Bidentate 84% connected

Having two teeth or two toothlike processes; two-toothed.

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Biserrate 84% connected

Doubly serrate, or having the serratures serrate, as in some leaves.

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Biserrate 84% connected

Doubly serrate, or having the serratures serrate, as in some leaves.

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Bouldery 84% connected

Characterized by bowlders.

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Bouldery 84% connected

Characterized by bowlders.

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Broken 84% connected

of Break

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Broken 84% connected

of Break

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Bullate 84% connected

Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.

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Bullate 84% connected

Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.

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Cacophonic 84% connected

Alt. of Cacophonious

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Cacophonic 84% connected

Alt. of Cacophonious

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Cacophonous 84% connected

Alt. of Cacophonious

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Cacophonous 84% connected

Alt. of Cacophonious

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Chapped 84% connected

of Chap

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Chapped 84% connected

of Chap

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Ciliate 84% connected

Alt. of Ciliated

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Ciliate 84% connected

Alt. of Ciliated

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Ciliated 84% connected

Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe.

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Ciliated 84% connected

Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe.

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Corded 84% connected

of Cord

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Corded 84% connected

of Cord

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Costate 84% connected

Alt. of Costated

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Costate 84% connected

Alt. of Costated

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Cracked 84% connected

of Crack

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Cracked 84% connected

of Crack

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Cragged 84% connected

Full of crags, or steep, broken //cks; abounding with prominences, points, and inequalities; rough; rugged.

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Cragged 84% connected

Full of crags, or steep, broken //cks; abounding with prominences, points, and inequalities; rough; rugged.

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Craggy 84% connected

Full of crags; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as, the craggy side of a mountain.

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Craggy 84% connected

Full of crags; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as, the craggy side of a mountain.

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Crenate 84% connected

Alt. of Crenated

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Crenate 84% connected

Alt. of Crenated

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Crenated 84% connected

Having the margin cut into rounded teeth notches, or scallops.

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Crenated 84% connected

Having the margin cut into rounded teeth notches, or scallops.

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Crenulate 84% connected

Alt. of Crenulated

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Crenulate 84% connected

Alt. of Crenulated

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Crenulated 84% connected

Minutely crenate.

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Crenulated 84% connected

Minutely crenate.

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Crispate 84% connected

Alt. of Crispated

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Crispate 84% connected

Alt. of Crispated

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Crushed 84% connected

of Crush

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Crushed 84% connected

of Crush

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Dentate 84% connected

Alt. of Dentated

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Dentate 84% connected

Alt. of Dentated

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Denticulate 84% connected

Alt. of Denticulated

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Denticulate 84% connected

Alt. of Denticulated

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Difficult 84% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Difficult 84% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Emarginate 84% connected

To take away the margin of.

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Emarginate 84% connected

To take away the margin of.

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Erose 84% connected

Irregular or uneven as if eaten or worn away.

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Erose 84% connected

Irregular or uneven as if eaten or worn away.

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Fimbriate 84% connected

Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of t…

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Fimbriate 84% connected

Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of t…

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Fringed 84% connected

of Fringe

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Fringed 84% connected

of Fringe

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Gravelly 84% connected

Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil.

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Gravelly 84% connected

Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil.

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hilly 84% connected

Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country.

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Hilly 84% connected

Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country.

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Homespun 84% connected

Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.

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Homespun 84% connected

Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.

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Imbricate 84% connected

Alt. of Imbricated

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Imbricate 84% connected

Alt. of Imbricated

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Imbricated 84% connected

Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.

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Imbricated 84% connected

Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.

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Inexact 84% connected

Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.

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Inexact 84% connected

Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.

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Jagged 84% connected

of Jag

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Jagged 84% connected

of Jag

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Jaggy 84% connected

Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth.

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Jaggy 84% connected

Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth.

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Lacerate 84% connected

To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart.

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Lacerate 84% connected

To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart.

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Lacerated 84% connected

of Lacerate

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Lacerated 84% connected

of Lacerate

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Laciniate 84% connected

Alt. of Laciniated

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Laciniate 84% connected

Alt. of Laciniated

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Lepidote 84% connected

Alt. of Lepidoted

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Lepidote 84% connected

Alt. of Lepidoted

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Leprose 84% connected

Covered with thin, scurfy scales.

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Leprose 84% connected

Covered with thin, scurfy scales.

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Lined 84% connected

of Line

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Lined 84% connected

of Line

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Mountainous 84% connected

Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss.

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Mountainous 84% connected

Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss.

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Notched 84% connected

of Notch

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Notched 84% connected

of Notch

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Pebbly 84% connected

Full of pebbles; pebbled.

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Pebbly 84% connected

Full of pebbles; pebbled.

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Pectinate 84% connected

Alt. of Pectinated

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Pectinate 84% connected

Alt. of Pectinated

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Pockmarked 84% connected

Marked by smallpox; pitted.

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Pockmarked 84% connected

Marked by smallpox; pitted.

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Ribbed 84% connected

of Rib

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Ribbed 84% connected

of Rib

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Rimose 84% connected

Full of rimes, fissures, or chinks.

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Rimose 84% connected

Full of rimes, fissures, or chinks.

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Rocky 84% connected

Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

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Rocky 84% connected

Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

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Roughened 84% connected

of Roughen

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Roughened 84% connected

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Roughish 84% connected

Somewhat rough.

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Roughish 84% connected

Somewhat rough.

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Rugged 84% connected

Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged roa…

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Rugged 84% connected

Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged roa…

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Rugose 84% connected

Wrinkled; full of wrinkles; specifically (Bot.), having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between them elevated, as the leaves of the sage and horeh…

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Rugose 84% connected

Wrinkled; full of wrinkles; specifically (Bot.), having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between them elevated, as the leaves of the sage and horeh…

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Runcinate 84% connected

Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion.

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Runcinate 84% connected

Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion.

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Saw-toothed 84% connected

Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.

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Saw-toothed 84% connected

Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.

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Scabby 84% connected

Affected with scabs; full of scabs.

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Scabby 84% connected

Affected with scabs; full of scabs.

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Scabrous 84% connected

Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly.

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Scabrous 84% connected

Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly.

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Scalloped 84% connected

of Scallop

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Scalloped 84% connected

of Scallop

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Scaly 84% connected

Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.

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Scaly 84% connected

Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.

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Scratchy 84% connected

Characterized by scratches.

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Scratchy 84% connected

Characterized by scratches.

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Scurfy 84% connected

Having or producing scurf; covered with scurf; resembling scurf.

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Scurfy 84% connected

Having or producing scurf; covered with scurf; resembling scurf.

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Seamed 84% connected

of Seam

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Seamed 84% connected

of Seam

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Serrate 84% connected

Alt. of Serrated

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Serrate 84% connected

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Serrated 84% connected

Notched on the edge, like a saw.

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Serrated 84% connected

Notched on the edge, like a saw.

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Serrulate 84% connected

Alt. of Serrulated

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Serrulate 84% connected

Alt. of Serrulated

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Shagged 84% connected

of Shag

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Shagged 84% connected

of Shag

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Shaggy 84% connected

Rough with long hair or wool.

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Shaggy 84% connected

Rough with long hair or wool.

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Shingly 84% connected

Abounding with shingle, or gravel.

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Shingly 84% connected

Abounding with shingle, or gravel.

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Slubbed 84% connected

of Slub

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Slubbed 84% connected

of Slub

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Spinose 84% connected

Full of spines; armed with thorns; thorny.

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Spinose 84% connected

Full of spines; armed with thorns; thorny.

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Squamulose 84% connected

Having little scales; squamellate; squamulate.

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Squamulose 84% connected

Having little scales; squamellate; squamulate.

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Stony 84% connected

Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a…

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Stony 84% connected

Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a…

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Stormy 84% connected

Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy…

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Stormy 84% connected

Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy…

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Textured 84% connected

of Texture

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Textured 84% connected

of Texture

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Toothed 84% connected

of Tooth

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Toothed 84% connected

of Tooth

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Twilled 84% connected

of Twill

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Twilled 84% connected

of Twill

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Unkind 84% connected

Having no race or kindred; childless.

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Unkind 84% connected

Having no race or kindred; childless.

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Unpleasant 84% connected

Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Unpleasant 84% connected

Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Verrucose 84% connected

Covered with wartlike elevations; tuberculate; warty; verrucous; as, a verrucose capsule.

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Verrucose 84% connected

Covered with wartlike elevations; tuberculate; warty; verrucous; as, a verrucose capsule.

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Warty 84% connected

Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a warty leaf.

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Warty 84% connected

Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a warty leaf.

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Broader term 2

Prepare 76% connected

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

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Site 76% connected

The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house.

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Bump 74% connected

To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

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Bump 74% connected

To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

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Roughness 74% connected

The quality or state of being rough.

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Roughness 74% connected

The quality or state of being rough.

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Rowdyism 74% connected

the conduct of a rowdy.

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Rowdyism 74% connected

the conduct of a rowdy.

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See also 16

Coarse 66% connected

Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; ro…

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Coarse 66% connected

Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; ro…

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Compound 66% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Compound 66% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Harsh 66% connected

Rough; disagreeable; grating

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Harsh 66% connected

Rough; disagreeable; grating

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Irregular 66% connected

Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to th…

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Irregular 66% connected

Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to th…

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Simple 66% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Simple 66% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Uneven 66% connected

Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

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Uneven 66% connected

Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

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Unfinished 66% connected

Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished…

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Unfinished 66% connected

Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished…

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Synonym 16

Approximate 92% connected

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

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Approximative 92% connected

Approaching; approximate.

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Boisterous 92% connected

Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.

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Crude 92% connected

In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as…

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Fierce 92% connected

Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.

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Grating 92% connected

of Grate

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Gravelly 92% connected

Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil.

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Harsh 92% connected

Rough; disagreeable; grating

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Jolty 92% connected

That jolts; as, a jolty coach.

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Pugnacious 92% connected

Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.

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Rasping 92% connected

of Rasp

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Raspy 92% connected

Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating.

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Rocky 92% connected

Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

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Roughly 92% connected

In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.

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Scratchy 92% connected

Characterized by scratches.

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Uncut 92% connected

Not cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise; -- said especially of books, periodicals, and the like, when the leaves have not been sepa…

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Antonym 4

Smooth 94% connected

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

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Smooth 94% connected

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

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