Usually means: Crudely shaped by cutting, chopping.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word rough-hewn:

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  1. rough-hewn: Merriam-Webster
  2. rough-hewn: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. rough-hewn, rough-hewn: Collins English Dictionary
  4. rough-hewn: Wordnik
  5. rough-hewn: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. rough-hewn: Wiktionary
  7. rough-hewn: Dictionary.com
  8. rough-hewn: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. rough-hewn: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. Rough-hewn: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  11. rough-hewn: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Hewn roughly without a neat finish.

Similar:
roughhewn, roughsome, rough-dressed, ragged, rough, rough-grained, rugged, rustic, asperous, anfractuous, more...

Opposite:
polished, refined, smooth, sleek, elegant

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Similar:
roughhewn, roughsome, rough-dressed, ragged, rough, rough-grained, rugged, rustic, asperous, anfractuous, more...

Opposite:
polished, refined, smooth, sleek, elegant



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