Difference between Erose and Rough

What is the difference between Erose and Rough?

Erose as an adjective is irregularly notched, eaten away, as though bitten while Rough as an adjective is having a texture that has much friction. not smooth; uneven.

Erose

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Irregularly notched, eaten away, as though bitten

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: Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease.

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

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