General and Rough

General

General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

Rough is a synonym for general in broad topic. In some cases you can use "Rough" instead an adjective "General".

Rough

Rough adjective - Covered with or as if with hair.

General is a synonym for rough in approximate topic. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Rough", if it concerns topics such as vague.

Both words in one sentence

  • Vocal Dissonance General George Patton was played to perfection by George C Scott, and most people associate Scott's rough, raspy barritone with the general.
  • The City Narrows East Orange, NJ is a rough place in general, being a former industrial hotbed that later went the way of so many other cities of that sort.
  • The Cavalry in Final Fantasy XIII are led by the gentlemanly Brigadier General Cid Raines, and his more rough-and-tumble subordinate Rygdea.
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