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also rough-and-ready 1. adjectiveA rough and ready solution or method is one that is rather simple and not very exact because it has been thought of or done in a hurry. Here is a rough and ready measurement. 2. adjectiveA rough and ready person is not very polite or gentle. ...rough-and-ready soldiers. More Synonyms of rough-and-ready rough-and-ready in British Englishadjective1. crude, unpolished, or hastily prepared, but sufficient for the purpose 2. (of a person) without formality or refinement; rudely vigorous Derived forms rough-and-readiness (ˈrough-and-ˈreadiness) noun rough-and-ready in American English (ˈrʌfənˈrɛdi) adjective1. rough, or crude, rude, unpolished, etc., but effective enough rough-and-ready methods 2. characterized by rough vigor and prompt action rather than refinement, formality, or nicety a rough-and-ready fellow done in a hurry, and so rather basic, or not very exact The rough and ready method used to limit total costs worked reasonably well. not polite or well educated At first the rough and ready sailors did not know what to make of the young cleric. Examples of 'rough-and-ready' in a sentencerough-and-ready Definition hastily prepared but adequate for the purpose Here is a rough and ready measurement. Synonyms adequate thrown together cobbled together Definition (of a person) without formality or refinement The soldiers were a bit rough and ready. Synonyms shabby ungroomed ill-groomed Additional synonymsDefinition rough and simple a crude way of assessing the risk of heart disease Synonyms rough, undeveloped, basic, outline, unfinished, makeshift, sketchy, unformed Definition untidy He turned up wearing a daggy tracksuit. Synonyms untidy, unkempt, dishevelled, tousled, disordered, messy, ruffled, scruffy, rumpled, bedraggled, ratty (informal), straggly, windblown, disarranged, mussed up (informal) He grabbed a script and began an improvised performance. Synonyms unprepared, spontaneous, makeshift, spur-of-the-moment, off-the-cuff (informal), ad-lib, unrehearsed, extempore, extemporaneous, extemporized Nearby words ofrough and ready - rotund
- roué
- rough
- rough and ready
- rough and tumble
- rough someone up
- rough something out
Additional synonymsDefinition temporary or conditional the possibility of setting up a provisional coalition government Synonyms temporary, interim, transitional, stopgap, pro tem Definition giving only a rough or incomplete description Details of what actually happened are still sketchy. Synonyms incomplete, rough, vague, slight, outline, inadequate, crude, superficial, unfinished, skimpy, scrappy, cursory, perfunctory, cobbled together, bittyIt was only ever intended as a stopgap solution. Synonyms makeshift, emergency, temporary, provisional, improvised, impromptu, rough-and-ready Definition untidy or slovenly The child was unkempt and dirty. Synonyms untidy, scruffy, dishevelled, disordered, messy, sloppy (informal), shabby, rumpled, bedraggled, slovenly, blowsy, sluttish, slatternly, disarranged, ungroomed, disarrayed, frowzy, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Much of the prose is unpolished. Synonyms crude, rough, unfinished, rude, sketchy, rough and ready, unworked, unfashioned Definition not neat a thin man with untidy hair Synonyms unkempt, dishevelled, tousled, disordered, messy, ruffled, scruffy, rumpled, bedraggled, ratty (informal), straggly, windblown, disarranged, mussed up (informal), daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) |