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roughness
A	noun
	1	crudeness, roughness
			an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚inelegance ╚crudeness, roughness
	2	roughness
			a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚tactile property; feel ╚texture ╚roughness ╚bumpiness ╚shagginess ╚coarseness; graininess; granularity ╚harshness; abrasiveness; scratchiness ╚slub; knot; burl ╚coarseness; nubbiness; tweediness
	3	harshness, roughness
			harsh or rough to the ear
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚sound property ╚timbre; timber; quality; tone ╚harshness, roughness ╚gruffness; hoarseness; huskiness
	4	pitting, roughness, indentation
			the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚process ╚natural process; natural action; action; activity ╚chemical process; chemical change; chemical action ╚corrosion; corroding; erosion ╚pitting, roughness, indentation
	5	rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness
			rowdy behavior
		Category Tree: state ╚disorder ╚rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness
	6	choppiness, roughness, rough water
			used of the sea
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚natural phenomenon ╚physical phenomenon ╚atmospheric phenomenon ╚weather; weather condition; atmospheric condition ╚bad weather; inclemency; inclementness ╚storminess ╚choppiness, roughness, rough water

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