in rough

prepositional phrase

As a draft.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. As a draft.

    However, drafting does not mean 'write in rough – correct – copy up in neat'.

    2012, Tony Martin, Chira Lovat, Glynis Purnell, The Really Useful Literacy Book, page 191
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    Younger learners will 'copy out in rough, copy it out in neat, draw a coloured border around it, highlight the keywords in primary colours, draw you a picture'.

    1998, Alistair Smith, Accelerated Learning in Practice, page 43

    Where accounts exist both in rough (or draft) form and in neat (or finished) form, preference is given to the neat version, which may be considered more 'official,' unless the rough text preserves details lost in the neat text.

    2007, Lawrence M. Clopper, Elizabeth Baldwin, David Mills, Cheshire Including Chester - Volume 1, page cxcv
Cite this entry
APA

in rough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20rough

MLA

“in rough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20rough. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in rough,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20rough.

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