in the rough
English
Prepositional phrase
in the rough
- In an unwrought or unrefined condition; unpolished.
- an artist's sketch in the rough
- Elizabeth Browning
- contemplating the people in the rough
Derived terms
- diamond in the rough
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for in the rough in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)