rough-edged

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Recent Examples of rough-edged Andor is charming and rough-edged, a solo space cowboy accustomed to hustling his own way. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025 Here we are faced with an aesthetic that is indeed poetic, but also austere; contemplative, yet analytical, critical—at times even rough-edged. Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 14 May 2025 One of the things Sean Baker does exceptionally well is draw us into a vivid and highly specific milieu, nurturing our affections for characters who are rough-edged, to put it mildly, and then whip up a vortex of steadily escalating chaos. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024 Foster’s version of Sarah was more defiant and rough-edged than the producers and the director, Jonathan Kaplan, wanted. Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rough-edged
Adjective
  • That’s why an unpolished moment on a stage as big as the Emmys lands harder than expected.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • While Manning was able to succeed as a runner, his passing abilities appeared largely unpolished, completing just 5 of his 16 pass attempts for 69 passing yards, with an interception to boot in the first half.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Clark’s teammate Sophie Cunningham, whose season was also cut short due to injury, was more uncouth during her exit interview Thursday.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Societal neglect will inevitably breed a coarseness in manner and language, exhibited by the uncouth nature of the Chiefs’ players as well as the public watching them.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Virgin: Virgin coconut oil is another name for unrefined coconut oil.
    Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Getty Images Industry proposals would ship unrefined ore to overseas processors, with no domestic value added or direct supply chain benefits.
    Kevin Green, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In certain circles, identifying with the city is shorthand for being uncultured and self-obsessed, even soulless.
    Ella Berman August 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
  • For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Over a mashup of fiddles and guitars, Tod and Jennings blend their rough-hewn voices on a song about consequences for older vices and choices, pondering when the consequences of those actions outweigh the vices themselves.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Live-wire, frantic, and gruffly realistic, Dog Day Afternoon is one of the great crime films of all time and a quintessentially ’70s one, with its rough-hewn everyday characters and sweaty, imperfect flailing of a bank robbery.
    Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • After bushwhacking through uncultivated wilderness, the ground team found the woman, the Coast Guard said.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Heathcliff Heaths are areas of open, uncultivated land.
    Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
Adjective
  • Colorado has condemned a vulgar chant its fans directed at BYU during its football team’s 24-21 loss Saturday at Folsom Field.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Protecting speech for all requires great tolerance for the vulgar, rude, offensive, angry, mean and, yes, even hateful.
    The Detroit News Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Freshness aside, Unifi unveiled some trashy transformations, too.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
  • This has resulted in a trashy and increasingly dangerous environment.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025

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“Rough-edged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rough-edged. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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