unhewn

9.3

Not cut or shaped with tools and left rough and natural

adjective
/ʌnˈhjuːn/

: sin labrar

The furniture was crafted from unhewn wood, preserving its natural look and texture.

Examples

Now order demands that I explain about quarries, from which both squared blocks and the supplies of rough, unhewn stone for building are obtained and readied.

Academic text (2007)
The old castle was built with large pieces of unhewn stone, giving it a rugged and ancient appearance.
In the workshop, several unhewn logs were stacked, awaiting the carpenter's skilled hands.

Synonyms

uncut

vsunhewn

6 3.9

Left in its natural state without being cut or trimmed

is about not being cut or shaped with tools, not just untrimmed

unshaped

vsunhewn

1 5.5

Not made into a finished object

refers specifically to not being cut or shaped by tools rather than incomplete formation

uncarved

vsunhewn

1 5.5

In its natural state with no cuts or designs

is not shaped by cutting or tools and covers more methods

unshapen

vsunhewn

1 9.6

A thing that has no clear form yet

emphasizes being not cut or shaped with tools rather than merely imperfect form

undressed

vsunhewn

7.1

Material like wood or stone that is not prepared for use

focuses on not being cut or shaped by tools rather than just unfinished

Antonyms

hewn

7 7.2

Shaped with heavy tools like an axe and chisel

finished

Specialized

1 1.0

Made and ready to use or sell, often with a smooth surface

How Finished

finished

Specialized

1 1.0

unfinished

132 2.7

unhewn

9.3

raw

353 1.0

Surface Forms

unhewn positive

Morphology

unhewn = hewn (transparent) = un + hewn

The meaning is a straightforward negation: 'un-' (not) applied to 'hewn' (cut/shaped), so learners who know 'hew/hewn' can derive the sense.

Etymology

Unhewn is made of un- 'not' and hewn, from the verb hew, which means 'to cut' or 'shape' with a tool. So unhewn means 'not cut' — like a stone or piece of wood left rough and natural, not worked by a tool.