Rough
Rough adjective - Covered with or as if with hair.
Wimpy
Wimpy adjective - Lacking bodily strength.
Both words in one sentence
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Wimpy discovers a pearl in his oyster, and Rough House gives him 30 hamburgers for the pearl.
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Wimpy shows up at Rough House's diner and orders an oyster with his only dime.
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When Rough House goes to sell the pearl, he learns that it's just one of many imitation pearls Wimpy had bought earlier—for 10 cents each.
Source: Comic Strip / Popeye
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Wimpy or Rough. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rough/wimpy.
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