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  1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rough-hewnRough-hewn Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ROUGH-HEWN is being in a rough, unsmoothed, or unfinished state : crudely formed. How to use rough-hewn in a sentence.

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROUGH-HEWN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ROUGH-HEWN definition: 1. A rough-hewn material, such as wood or stone, has been shaped, but not given a smooth surface…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryROUGH-HEWN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ROUGH-HEWN meaning: 1. A rough-hewn material, such as wood or stone, has been shaped, but not given a smooth surface…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROUGH-HEWN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. cut or hewn roughly, with an unfinished surface. the rough-hewn beams supporting his house. It is a rough-hewn carving of a cat's head. 2. shaped roughly or crudely. rough-hewn, tangerine jumpsuits. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'rough-hewn' in a sentence. rough-hewn.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › rough-hewnrough-hewn - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of rough-hewn adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › rough-hewnRough-hewn - definition of rough-hewn by The Free Dictionary

    Define rough-hewn. rough-hewn synonyms, rough-hewn pronunciation, rough-hewn translation, English dictionary definition of rough-hewn. tr.v. rough-hewed , rough-hewed or rough-hewn , rough-hew·ing , rough-hews 1. To hew or shape roughly, without finishing. 2. To make in rough form.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › rough-hewn_adjrough-hewn, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective rough-hewn is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for rough-hewn is from 1530, in the writing of John Palsgrave, teacher and scholar of languages. rough-hewn is formed within English, by compounding.