roughhewn
Not yet polished
Roughhewn describes something crudely shaped or unfinished, like timber cut with an axe but not smoothed or planed: roughhewn beams in the cabin ceiling.
The word extends to people or manners that are unpolished or unsophisticated but genuine: a roughhewn charm, his roughhewn features.
Also spelled rough-hewn.
Unpolished, raw state
- coarseRough in texture
- rawIn original state
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
rugged · jagged · splintered · chiseled · uneven · imperfect · natural · unworked
Wood for construction
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- logSectioned tree trunk
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
- barnAgricultural storage structure
handcrafted · woodwork · plank · beam · carpentry · homestead · frontier · pioneer
Dull or tactlessly direct
- gruffHarsh in manner
- ruggedTough and uneven
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
plainspoken · uncultured · earthy · honest · direct · unaffected · salt-of-the-earth · no-nonsense
crude
Unpolished, raw state
- coarseRough in texture
- rawIn original state
- unfinishedNot yet complete
unrefined · rugged · jagged · splintered · chiseled · uneven · imperfect · natural · unworked · textured
timber
Wood for construction
barn · handcrafted · woodwork · plank · beam · carpentry · homestead · frontier · pioneer · lumber
blunt
Dull or tactlessly direct
- gruffHarsh in manner
- ruggedTough and uneven
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
unpretentious · plainspoken · uncultured · earthy · honest · direct · unaffected · salt-of-the-earth · no-nonsense · straightforward
roughhewnpolished
Smooth, refined, accomplished
refined · sophisticated · cultivated · elegant · urbane