Purposeful
Purposeful adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.
Rough and purposeful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rough" instead an adjective "Purposeful".
Rough
Rough adjective - Harsh and threatening in manner or appearance.
Usage example: the rough faces of hardened criminals who had spent most of their lives behind bars
Purposeful and rough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Purposeful" instead an adjective "Rough".
Both words in one sentence
- This one starts out a bit rough, what with the Sorting Hat's vulgarity being more Tourette's Syndrome than any kind of purposeful story element.
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