WordNet Dictionary
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Rough"hewn`\, a. 1. Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished. 2. Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained. ``A roughhewn seaman.'' --Bacon.
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| Definition: | [adj] of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing | ||
| Synonyms: | unfinished | ||
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| Definition: | \Rough"hewn`\, a. 1. Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished. 2. Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained. ``A roughhewn seaman.'' --Bacon. | ||
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