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roughhewn

roughhewn is the alternative form of rough-hewn.

Meaning of rough-hewn

Adjective

rough-hewn

  1. Hewn roughly without a neat finish.
    • A huge piece of rough-hewn Shap granite stands in the centre of the village as a memorial to Adam Sedgwick.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 150

Forms of roughhewn

comparativemore roughhewn
superlativemost roughhewn

Questions about roughhewn

What is roughhewn the alternative form of?
Roughhewn is the alternative form of rough-hewn.

Words near roughhewn in the dictionary

  1. roughhead
  2. roughheads
  3. roughhew
  4. roughhewed
  5. roughhewing
  6. roughhewn
  7. roughhews
  8. roughhouse
  9. roughhoused
  10. roughhouser
  11. roughhousers

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