unsmooth

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Thân thiện

The carpenter sands the unsmooth wooden board.

Definition

Adjective: Having an irregular, uneven, or coarse surface; not smooth.

Usage

The adjective "unsmooth" describes a physical texture or surface that lacks smoothness. It is typically used in formal or technical contexts to characterize materials, terrains, or skin. It is the direct antonym of "smooth."

Examples

• The unsmooth texture of the sandstone made it difficult to write on.
• After the hike, her hands felt dry and unsmooth.
• The carpenter sanded the unsmooth wood until it was perfectly even.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Descriptive Use: Often found in scientific, engineering, or detailed descriptive writing to precisely denote surface irregularity.
  • The analysis focused on the unsmooth fracture patterns in the metal.
• Comparative and Superlative Forms: While "rougher" and "roughest" are more common, "more unsmooth" and "most unsmooth" are grammatically correct.
  • Of the three samples, this fabric is the most unsmooth.

Variants and Related Words

• Rough (adj.): The most common and versatile synonym for "unsmooth," applicable to surfaces, behavior, approximations, and difficult experiences.
• Uneven (adj.): Often used for surfaces that are not level or flat, or for things that are inconsistent.
• Coarse (adj.): Can describe a rough texture, often referring to large particles or a lack of fineness (e.g., coarse sand, coarse language).
• Unsmoothness (n.): The noun form denoting the quality or state of being unsmooth.
  • The unsmoothness of the road caused a bumpy ride.

Synonyms

Rough, uneven, coarse, rugged, irregular, bumpy, jagged.

Antonyms

Smooth, even, flat, level, polished.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having or caused by an irregular surface
   • trees with rough bark
   • rough ground
   • rough skin
   • rough blankets
   • his unsmooth face

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rough