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单词 rough-spoken
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rough-spokenadj.

Brit. /ˌrʌfˈspəʊk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌrəfˈspoʊk(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., spoken adj.1
Etymology: < rough adv. + spoken adj.1
Blunt or unpolished of speech.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > inarticulate indistinct
rough-spoken1633
thick-speaking1861
burring1883
mushmouthed1909
1633 J. Ford Broken Heart iv. i. sig. G3v A gallant Man at armes is here:..blunt, and rough spoken, Vouchsafing not the fustian of ciuility.
1791 Edinb. Fugitive Pieces 23 Mr Buckskin now rose; and, being a rough spoken man,..said Button was a pitiful sneaking fellow.
1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. vi. 101 He was..the queerest rough-spoken deevil too that ever ye heard!
1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. vi. iv. 180 That roughspoken Carvel, the butcher.
1913 M. L. Marsh Auburn & Freckles v. 32 Never was there a more devoted mother than this rough-spoken, tender-hearted Irish woman.
1968 Times 26 Apr. 9/4 Her vision of him is strangely at odds with the coarse, rough-spoken man who now talks to her.
2001 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 24 Dec. 2 The rough-spoken plumber in his dirty overalls.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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