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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Inside the cup, the glaze coats a rough-hewn interior that differs from cup to cup.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2024
Rugged, rough-hewn Pico Island is home to the highest mountain in Portugal, 7,713-foot-tall (2,351 m) Mount Pico.
—Andrew Nelson, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
There’s stealth in Garrone’s approach: for the most part, the story sticks to a low-key, rough-hewn verisimilitude.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Despite this, there’s a rough-hewn beauty to much of the earthy image-making, with Gonneville’s distinctive camerawork matched by lighting and location teams.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
His small-scale replica paid homage to the shop, which closed in 2021, featuring the same rough-hewn yellow facade and lilliputian reach-in refrigerators with tiny cans of Mello Yello, cartons of milk and cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2024
Huma Bhabha David Zwirner (February 22–April 6) Bhabha’s rough-hewn, totemic sculptures depict demons, deities, and warning spirits.
—Vulture, 3 Jan. 2024
After the death of her husband, a ruthless Australian cattle baron, King Carney (Bryan Brown), plots to take her land, so Lady Ashley reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle drover (Hugh Jackman) to protect her ranch.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Nov. 2023
The most beautiful physical object is surely the casting mold for a sculpture of the rind of an enormous winter squash, presented as a reliquary atop a rough-hewn altar, that was the centerpiece of an uninhibited 1971 performance.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Jaina Grey, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2024
Rugged, rough-hewn Pico Island is home to the highest mountain in Portugal, 7,713-foot-tall (2,351 m) Mount Pico.
—Andrew Nelson, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
There’s stealth in Garrone’s approach: for the most part, the story sticks to a low-key, rough-hewn verisimilitude.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Despite this, there’s a rough-hewn beauty to much of the earthy image-making, with Gonneville’s distinctive camerawork matched by lighting and location teams.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
His small-scale replica paid homage to the shop, which closed in 2021, featuring the same rough-hewn yellow facade and lilliputian reach-in refrigerators with tiny cans of Mello Yello, cartons of milk and cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2024
Huma Bhabha David Zwirner (February 22–April 6) Bhabha’s rough-hewn, totemic sculptures depict demons, deities, and warning spirits.
—Vulture, 3 Jan. 2024
After the death of her husband, a ruthless Australian cattle baron, King Carney (Bryan Brown), plots to take her land, so Lady Ashley reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle drover (Hugh Jackman) to protect her ranch.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Nov. 2023
The most beautiful physical object is surely the casting mold for a sculpture of the rind of an enormous winter squash, presented as a reliquary atop a rough-hewn altar, that was the centerpiece of an uninhibited 1971 performance.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
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