rough-hewn

adjective

Hewn roughly without a neat finish.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Hewn roughly without a neat finish.

    A huge piece of rough-hewn Shap granite stands in the centre of the village as a memorial to Adam Sedgwick.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 150
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APA

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

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“rough-hewn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rough-hewn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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