in the rough
English
Prepositional phrase
- In an unwrought, unrefined, or unfinished condition; unpolished.
- an artist's sketch in the rough
- 1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Sixth Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC:
- contemplating the people in the rough
Derived terms
Further reading
- “in the rough”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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