/ Dictionary / Index R rough-spoken: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rough-spo•ken Pronunciation: (ruf'spō'kun), [key] — adj. coarse or vulgar in speech. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: rough-spoken (Thesaurus) roughshod rough stuff Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language