gentle vs rough: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: gentle or rough

How to spell gentle?

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gentleadjective

marked by moderate steepness

gentleadjective

having little impact

gentleadjective

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

gentleverb

give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

gentleverb

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

gentleadjective

easily handled or managed

gentleadjective

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

gentleadjective

having or showing a kindly or tender nature

gentleadjective

quiet and soothing

gentleverb

stroke soothingly

roughadjective

unpleasantly stern

roughadjective

violently agitated and turbulent

roughadjective

ready and able to resort to force or violence

roughadjective

not shaped by cutting or trimming

roughverb

with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

roughadjective

not carefully or expertly made

roughadjective

unkind or cruel or uncivil

roughadjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

roughadjective

full of hardship or trials

roughverb

with rough motion as over a rough surface

roughadjective

having or caused by an irregular surface

roughverb

prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

roughadjective

not quite exact or correct

roughadjective

causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

roughadjective

not perfected

roughadjective

(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

roughadjective

of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

roughnoun

the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

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