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Definition of rough-hewn adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rough-hewn

adjective
 
/ˌrʌf ˈhjuːn/
 
/ˌrʌf ˈhjuːn/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of stone, wood, etc.) cut in a way that leaves it with a rough surface
    • rough-hewn walls
    • (figurative) the rough-hewn features of his face
  2. (formal) (of a person or their behaviour) not very polite or educated
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