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Webster 1828 Edition

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

hewn roughly without a neat finish

Related terms

rough-hew