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unsmooth

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not smooth; rough.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • G. Fletcher How may weak mortal ever hope to file His unsmooth tongue, and his deprostrate style?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make no longer smooth; to roughen or furrow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having or caused by an irregular surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • trees with rough bark
  • rough ground
  • rough skin
  • rough blankets
  • his unsmooth face

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rough

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Old English smōþ Middle English smothe Proto-West Germanic *smanþī Old English smēþe Middle English smethe English smooth English unsmooth From un- + smooth.