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- [ruhf hyoon or, often, yoon]
- /rʌf hyun or, often, yun/
- /rʌf hjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhf hyoon or, often, yoon]
- /rʌf hyun or, often, yun/
Definitions of rough-hewn word
- verb with object rough-hewn to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing. 1
- verb with object rough-hewn to shape roughly; give crude form to. 0
- adjective rough-hewn Rough-hewn wood or stone has been cut into a shape but has not yet been smoothed or finished off. 0
- adjective rough-hewn cut or hewn roughly, with an unfinished surface 0
- adjective rough-hewn shaped roughly or crudely 0
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Origin of rough-hewn
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30
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Parts of speech for Rough-hewn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rough-hewn popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for rough-hewn
adj rough-hewn
- chapped — If your skin is chapped, it is dry, cracked, and sore.
- coarse — Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- coarse-grained — having a large or coarse grain
- crude — A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
- grainy — resembling grain; granular.
adjective rough-hewn
verb rough-hewn
- grave — the grave accent.
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