Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ROUGH-LY
ROUGH-LY, adv. [ruf'ly.]
- With uneven surface; with asperities on the surface.
- Harshly; uncivilly; rudely; as, to be treated roughly.
- Severely; without tenderness; as, to blame too roughly. Dryden.
- Austerely to the taste.
- Boisterously; tempestuously.
- Harshly to the ear.
- Violently; not gently.
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