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Definition of rough and ready adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rough and ready

adjective
 
/ˌrʌf ən ˈredi/
 
/ˌrʌf ən ˈredi/
[usually before noun]
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  1. simple and prepared quickly but good enough for a particular situation
    • a rough-and-ready guide to the education system
  2. (of a person) not very polite, educated or fashionable
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