Rough or crude but effective for a purpose or use.
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Dictionary:
rough-and-read·y (rŭf'ən-rĕd'ē) |
Rough or crude but effective for a purpose or use.
| Idioms: rough and ready |
Unrefined or makeshift but available for use or action, as in The agenda is somewhat rough and ready, but it covers the main issues. [First half of 1800s]
| WordNet: rough-and-ready |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
crude but effective for the purpose at hand
| rough pointing | |
| ready (Idiom) | |
| Speidel (family name) |
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