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💎 Unrefined 🪵 Unfinished shape
rough-cut

rough-cut

4.9
Shaped but not smoothed or fully finished
  • adjective
  • /ˈrʌf kʌt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : en bruto
  • The house's exterior was made of rough-cut stone, giving it a rustic appearance.

Examples

  • Rory planted himself in the horseman's path, bending the big rough-cut bow.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • So it looks like unless it's just rough cut, no, it's too smooth.

  • So as long as you don't have the rough cut edges next to your skin, horsehair against your skin is fine.

  • Its teeth were pearls, perfectly matched, the largest I have ever seen, and it was crowned with beaten gold set, in the Eastern manner, with rough-cut sapphires, emeralds, and rubies.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • They left the logs rough-cut to maintain a natural look in the cabin's design.

  • The artist preferred using rough-cut wood for his sculptures to enhance their organic feel.

Synonyms

rough
vsrough-cut
164 1.0

Not smooth and often harsh in sound

is about shaped timber or stone left without final smoothing rather than any uneven surface
jagged
vsrough-cut
22 3.6

An edge or outline with rough, sharp points

refers to shaped material left without final smoothing rather than having sharp irregular projections
unfinished
vsrough-cut
7 3.8

Wooden things like tables that have no paint or varnish

means material shaped without smoothing rather than merely lacking surface coatings
unpolished
vsrough-cut
4 4.4

Rough in behavior, skill, or looks and awkward in social situations

applies mainly to shaped material left without smoothing rather than general lack of refinement
hand-hewn
vsrough-cut
1 7.8

Made by hand with an axe or chisel, often rough

is about material shaped without smoothing rather than the cutting method
rough-and-ready
vsrough-cut
  • Informal
1 6.6

Simple and not carefully made but good enough for the job

applies to literal shaped material rather than simple makeshift usefulness
unmanicured
vsrough-cut
1 6.1

A thing not neatly kept or cut that looks natural

refers to material shaped and left without final smoothing rather than neglected appearance
roughhewn
vsrough-cut
8.2

Stone or wood that has a not smooth surface made with simple tools

is the same meaning but uses a different word form
unplaned
vsrough-cut
  • Specialized
7.4

Wood that has a rough surface because people did not smooth it

refers to shaped material lacking final smoothing rather than only absence of machine planing
unfiled
vsrough-cut
  • Specialized
5.6

Not smoothed with a tool, leaving rough or sharp edges

applies to shaped timber or stone in general rather than only unsmoothed edges
rough-textured
vsrough-cut
3.7

A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch

focuses on tactile feel rather than being shaped and left without final smoothing
roughened
vsrough-cut
4.1

A surface like skin that is not smooth and feels dry from cold or wind

is about material shaped and left without final smoothing rather than weather-caused surface change
roughish
vsrough-cut
5.4

Feels slightly rough to the touch

indicates more strongly shaped and left without final smoothing rather than mildly uneven ones

Antonyms

smooth
256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Smooth

finished
  • Specialized
1 1.0
smoothed
1.9
rough-cut
  • Specialized
4.9
unshaped
1 5.5

Surface Forms

rough-cut positive

Morphology

rough-cut = rough + cut (transparent) = rough + cut

The word is a clear compound of 'rough' and 'cut', directly describing the state of being cut in a rough manner.

Etymology

The word rough-cut comes from joining rough ('not smooth') and cut ('to cut or shape'), and it paints the image of wood or stone that has been cut but not smoothed, so it means 'shaped but unfinished'.