" rough-hewn "

1: hastily or roughly constructed;

  * e.g., " ... a survivalist living in a rough-hewn shelter in the wilderness "

•  Synonyms : 

•  artless,

•  clumsy,

•  crude,

•  jerry-built,

•  jerry-rigged,

•  jury-rigged,

•  rough,

•  rough-and-ready,

•  rough-and-tumble,

•  rude,

•  unrefined

•  Antonyms : 

•  refined

2: lacking in refinement or good taste;

  * e.g., " ... a rough-hewn kid who had to learn how to behave properly in polite company "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coarse,

•  common,

•  crass,

•  crude,

•  gross,

•  ill-bred,

•  illiberal,

•  incult,

•  insensible,

•  low,

•  lowbred,

•  lowbrow,

•  raffish,

•  rough,

•  roughneck,

•  rude,

•  rugged,

•  tasteless,

•  uncouth,

•  uncultivated,

•  uncultured,

•  unpolished,

•  unrefined,

•  vulgar

•  Antonyms : 

•  civilized,

•  cultivated,

•  cultured,

•  genteel,

•  polished,

•  refined,

•  smooth,

•  tasteful,

•  ultrarefined,

•  well-bred

3: lacking social grace and assurance;

  * e.g., " ... rough-hewn military cadets feeling a little self-conscious at their first formal dance "

•  Synonyms : 

•  awkward,

•  clumsy,

•  gauche,

•  graceless,

•  inelegant,

•  rustic,

•  stiff,

•  stilted,

•  uncomfortable,

•  uneasy,

•  ungraceful,

•  wooden

•  Antonyms : 

•  graceful,

•  suave,

•  urbane