Having the most uneven, coarse, or bumpy surface; most difficult, harsh, or violent in manner or behavior.
'Rough' comes from Old English 'ruh,' related to Germanic roots meaning 'shaggy' or 'hairy.' The '-est' suffix marks the superlative form, making it the extreme version. The word originally described physical texture before expanding to describe harsh behavior.
The roughest people in movies are often the kindest—it's a character trope so powerful that 'rough around the edges' became a cliché for someone good underneath, showing how much we judge personality by surface presentation.
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