Rough and Startling

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Rough

Rough adjective - Covered with or as if with hair.
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Startling and rough are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Startling" instead an adjective "Rough".
Nearby Words: roughly, roughness, roughen, roughening, roughed

Startling

Startling adjective - Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness.
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Rough and startling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rough" instead an adjective "Startling".
Nearby Words: startle, startled, startler

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  • Series / Scrubs Elliot storms into a room to demand why JD has been telling people that she's rough with her physical examinations, startling Turk who had been balancing backwards on a wheelchair into falling on his ass.
    Source: Series / Scrubs
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