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roughened

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I ended up in handcuffs for the day, was roughened up quite a bit, treated like cattle until I was sent off to a ward for 48 hours.

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used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure; "chapped lips"

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adjective

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure; "chapped lips"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for roughened.

adjective

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure; "chapped lips"

See also: chapped, cracked

Example sentences

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I ended up in handcuffs for the day, was roughened up quite a bit, treated like cattle until I was sent off to a ward for 48 hours.

2

The interior surface of the mortise or dowel hole would have to be similarly roughened.

3

What I observed in one case was that there was an arc due to the inductive kick, which eventually roughened the contacts and caused them to weld together.

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How do you use roughened in a sentence?

I ended up in handcuffs for the day, was roughened up quite a bit, treated like cattle until I was sent off to a ward for 48 hours.

What does roughened mean?

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure; "chapped lips"

What part of speech is roughened?

roughened is commonly used as adjective.