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rough-hew

 
Dictionary: rough-hew   (rŭf'hyū')
tr.v., -hewed, -hewed, or -hewn (-hyūn'), -hew·ing, -hews.
  1. To hew or shape (timber, for example) roughly, without finishing.
  2. To make in rough form.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: hew roughly, without finishing the surface
  Synonym: roughcast


Translations: Rough-hewn
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - groft tilhugget, upoleret, ukultiveret

Français (French)
adj. - équarri, (fig) buriné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - grob geformt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χοντροπελεκημένος, αδρός, τραχύς

Italiano (Italian)
non levigato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desbastado

Русский (Russian)
неотесанный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - toscamente labrado, bosquejado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - grovhuggen, råbarkad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
粗野的, 粗制的, 下流的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 粗野的, 粗製的, 下流的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 대충 만든, 투박한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 荒削りの, あらごしらえの, 教養のない

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסותת בגסות, חטוב בגסות‬


 
 

 

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