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rough around the edges

rough around the edges adjective: in need of refinement; unsophisticated.

Adjective

rough around the edges (comparative rougher around the edges, superlative roughest around the edges)

  1. (idiomatic) In need of refinement; unsophisticated.
    • While rough around the edges, the church is really a wonderful place to be.
    • The north side of town is a less expensive, rougher round the edges choice for a young family.

rough around the edges meaning in Bengali

rough around the edges in Bengali

পরিমার্জন প্রয়োজন, অমার্জিত

Examples of rough around the edges in a sentence

  • His writing is appealing, but a bit rough around the edges.
  • Caine was pretty rough around the edges, though.2026 March 20, Gooseworx, “hjsakldfhl” (19:55 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 8, spoken by Kinger (Sean Chiplock):

Forms of rough around the edges

comparativerougher around the edges
superlativeroughest around the edges
alternative formrough round the edges
alternative formrough-around-the-edges

Questions about rough around the edges

What does rough around the edges mean?
Rough around the edges means in need of refinement; unsophisticated.
What is rough around the edges in Bengali?
Rough around the edges in Bengali is পরিমার্জন প্রয়োজন, অমার্জিত. See Rough around the edges meaning in Bengali.
How do you use rough around the edges in a sentence?
His writing is appealing, but a bit rough around the edges.
What part of speech is rough around the edges?
Rough around the edges is an adjective.

Words near rough around the edges in the dictionary

  1. rough and ready
  2. rough and tumble
  3. rough and tumbled
  4. rough and tumbles
  5. rough and tumbling
  6. rough around the edges
  7. rough bedstraw
  8. rough bent
  9. rough bentgrass
  10. rough bluegrass
  11. rough book

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rough around the edges (page history and authors); rough around the edges (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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