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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