Loose and Rough

Loose

Loose adjective - Consisting of particles that do not stick together.

Usage example: the car wheels slipped on the loose gravel in the driveway

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Rough and loose are semantically related. in broad topic. In some cases you can use "Rough" instead an adjective "Loose".

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

Rough adjective - Covered with or as if with hair.

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

gun

loose gun

rough gun

In William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, the Montegue men are Anglo guys in Hawaiian shirts who seem to be a bit more loose and rough.

Source: Red Oni Blue Oni / Film
When everyone decides to blame you if a class pet gets loose and eats the furniture, or someone carves a swear word in the wall with lasers, life can be rough.

Source: Literature / Space Brat
Loose Lips: Toby's girlfriend mentions that she recognizes some of the code words used by the Space Pirates while reading a rough draft of a sci-fi story Toby claims that he is writing for fun.

Source: Literature / Vatta's War

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