If you want to describe a surface rough or uneven instead of Smooth (Smooth), you can use adjectives thick.
thick
rough / uneven
since thick is an adjective that has masculine, feminine, and plural forms:
- a rough table/some rough tables = uneven table/(some) uneven tables
- rough surface/rough surface = rough surface/(some) rough surface
The word comes from Vulgar Latin *ru(g)ĭdumis a derivative praymeaning wrinkle.
This table is too rough. We need to polish it.
This table is too rough. We need to smooth it out.
Just like English words rough, thick In addition to the person's actions, manners, and words, it can also be used metaphorically to refer to a person who has a rude, rude, or abrupt personality.
My grandfather was quite abrasive, but I still loved him.
My grandfather had a rough personality, but I still loved him.
Finally, it can describe something with a pungent smell, e.g. Bitters (Rough wine).
Heather Broster is a graduate with honors in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, fluent in English and Italian, as well as varying degrees of fluency in Japanese, Welsh and French. Originally from Toronto, Heather has lived in several countries, notably Italy for six years. Her main research areas are language acquisition, education and bilingual teaching.
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