in the rough
English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- In an unwrought, unrefined, or unfinished condition; unpolished.
- an artist's sketch in the rough
- 1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Sixth Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC:
- contemplating the people in the rough
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “in the rough”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.