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ruvido

rough

adjective ROO-vee-doh Rare

Origin: From Latin rudis, 'raw, rough'.

Also means

coarse

Usage Note

Ruvido agrees in gender and number: ruvida (f), ruvidi (m pl), ruvide (f pl). It describes tactile roughness (opposite of liscio, 'smooth') and can be used figuratively for a brusque manner (modi ruvidi = rough manners). False friend alert: ruvido does not mean 'rude' — that is scortese or maleducato.

Examples

"Questa superficie è troppo ruvida."

Natural Translation

This surface is too rough.

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