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rau — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acerbic adj Tasting sour or bitter.
  • brute noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
  • coarse adj Rough in texture rather than smooth.
  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • groovy adjective Cool, stylish, or enjoyable — especially in a retro, 1960s-inspired way.
  • hardly adv Barely; only just; almost not at all.
  • harsh adj Unpleasantly rough, severe, or unforgiving — used for weather, conditions, sounds, or treatment.
  • hoarse adj Having a rough, strained voice, often from shouting, a sore throat, or overuse.
  • jagged adjective Having a rough, sharply uneven edge or surface.
  • raspy adj Having a rough, grating quality, especially describing a voice.
  • raucous adjective Harsh-sounding, loud, and rough, especially of a voice or laughter.
  • raw adjective Not cooked.
  • rigorous adj Extremely thorough, careful, and exacting.
  • rough adj Having an uneven or bumpy surface; not smooth.
  • rugged adj Having a rough, uneven, or harsh terrain.

Senses

rau is used for these senses in English:

  • acerbic (figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
  • brute Crude, unpolished. [from 17th c.]
  • coarse With a rough texture; not smooth.
  • dour Stern, harsh and forbidding.
  • groovy Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
  • hardly (manner, archaic) Harshly, severely; in a hard manner.
  • harsh Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
  • hoarse Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

acerbic — full definition

  1. adj Tasting sour or bitter.
  2. adj Sharp, harsh, biting.

brute — full definition

  1. noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
  2. adjective Purely physical, with no reasoning or subtlety involved.

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