rough-around-the-edges

A form of rough around the edges — In need of refinement; unsophisticated.

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Meanings

adjectiverough-around-the-edges (comparative rougher-around-the-edges, superlative roughest-around-the-edges)

comparative rougher-around-the-edges · superlative roughest-around-the-edges

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rough around the edges.

    At bottom, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a character study of its grinning, self-estranged protagonist, Cosmo, a small-time, rough-around-the-edges businessman trying to maintain an invented persona of Mr. Lucky suavity and charm.

    2024, Phillip Lopate, My Affair with Art House Cinema, Essays and Reviews
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APA

rough-around-the-edges. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rough-around-the-edges

MLA

“rough-around-the-edges.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rough-around-the-edges. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rough-around-the-edges,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rough-around-the-edges.

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