Adult and Rough

Adult

Adult adjective - Relating to or typical of adults; displaying proper maturity.

Rough and adult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rough" instead an adjective "Adult".

Rough

Rough adjective - Covered with or as if with hair.

Adult and rough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adult" instead an adjective "Rough".

How words are described

little little adult little rough
living living adult living rough

Both words in one sentence

  • Music / The Police Lighter and Softer: There's a steady downward slope of edginess from the rough reggae punk of their first album to Sting's adult contemporary solo career.
  • Mature Animal Story: While it's based on a family film, this story plays to its adult fandom with sexual tension, bloody violence, rough language and wrenching emotional drama.
  • Literature / Vanity Fair Becky's rough start in life explains to some extent why she is so ruthless and scrupleless as an adult.
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