Cutting and Rough

Cutting

Cutting adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.

Usage example: her cutting comments serve only one purpose: to make someone cry

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

Nearby Words: cut, cutter

Rough adjective - Covered with or as if with hair.

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

current	current cutting	current rough
little	little cutting	little rough

Another commonly seen term in English is kazekiri, a rough translation of "wind cutting".

Source: Razor Wind
Great for jumping across bodies of water, rough terrain, or just cutting off an enemy from behind when they thought they had you penned in.

Source: Drop Pod
The largest cut diamond today is the Golden Jubilee, at 545 carats, though the Golden Jubilee was smaller than the Cullinan in the rough, its shape was better for cutting into a single large stone.

Source: Treasure Is Bigger in Fiction

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