overrough

adj

Etymology

From over- + rough.

  1. inherited from *rūhaz
  2. inherited from rūg
  3. inherited from rough
  4. prefixed as overrough — “over + rough

Definitions

  1. Excessively rough.

    • And as many of us want the shaking now badly enough, I can thank him for it, although it is administered by an overrough and contemptuous hand.
    • Columbo is not wholly an evil but more an overrough and cruel man who lacks entirely the finer sensibilities which would have released Rosaura from her painful contract.

The neighborhood

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