Difference between Dentate and Rough

What is the difference between Dentate and Rough?

Dentate as an adjective is having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed. while Rough as an adjective is having a texture that has much friction. not smooth; uneven.

Dentate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.

Rough

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a texture that has much friction. Not smooth; uneven.Approximate.Turbulent.Difficult; trying.Crude; unrefinedViolent; not careful or subtle

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The unmowed part of a golf course.A crude person.A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To create in an approximate form.To physically assault someone in retribution for something specific.

Example sentence: My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right.

We hope you now know whether to use Dentate or Rough in your sentence.

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