rough-hewn
adjective
1
: being in a rough, unsmoothed, or unfinished state : crudely formed
rough-hewn beams
2
: lacking refinement
he was rather attractive, in a rough-hewn kind of way—
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a survivalist living in a rough-hewn shelter in the wilderness
a rough-hewn kid who had to learn how to behave properly in polite company
rough-hewn military cadets feeling a little self-conscious at their first formal dance
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Naturally, Wiggins’s first priority was to preserve and enhance the spartan cottage’s existing architecture: the façade of rough-hewn local stone, quaint clapboard walls, restored wood floors, and exposed ceiling beams.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2025
Each of the 254 rooms here offer that signature quirky Treehouse aesthetic: rough-hewn wood furniture, wood ceiling beams, and colorful patchwork quilts that recreate a childlike sense of being in, well, a treehouse.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
Unique features: This rustic-looking log house in Reisterstown has the feel of a rough-hewn homestead yet the trappings of a high-tech lifestyle.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
In the middle of Rosewood Park in East Austin, the small, rough-hewn Henry Madison Cabin rests in the shadow of the Bertram-Huppertz House, a large limestone home built above Boggy Creek in the 1870s.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024
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Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2025
Each of the 254 rooms here offer that signature quirky Treehouse aesthetic: rough-hewn wood furniture, wood ceiling beams, and colorful patchwork quilts that recreate a childlike sense of being in, well, a treehouse.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
Unique features: This rustic-looking log house in Reisterstown has the feel of a rough-hewn homestead yet the trappings of a high-tech lifestyle.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
In the middle of Rosewood Park in East Austin, the small, rough-hewn Henry Madison Cabin rests in the shadow of the Bertram-Huppertz House, a large limestone home built above Boggy Creek in the 1870s.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024
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“Rough-hewn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough-hewn. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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