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rough–hewn
adjective \-ˈhyün\
: having a rough and uneven surface
: not polite or educated
Full Definition of ROUGH-HEWN
1
: being in a rough, unsmoothed, or unfinished state : crudely formed <rough–hewn beams>
2
: lacking refinement <he was rather attractive, in a rough–hewn kind of way — Jan Speas>
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First Known Use of ROUGH-HEWN
1530
Related to ROUGH-HEWN
- Synonyms
- artless, clumsy, crude, jerry-built, jerry-rigged, jury-rigged, rough, rough-and-ready, rough-and-tumble, rough-hewn, unrefined
- Antonyms
- refined
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