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Rough-hewn

ROUGH-HEWN

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or a ruf'-hewn.
1.
Hewn coarsely without smoothing.
2.
Rugged; unpolished; of coarse manners; rude.
A rough-hewn seaman.
3.
Unpolished; not nicely finished.

Definition 2024


rough-hewn

rough-hewn

See also: roughhewn

English

Adjective

rough-hewn

  1. hewn roughly without a neat finish

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