Antonyms for rough-hew


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ruhf-hyoo
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌfˈhyu


Definition of rough-hew

  • As in carve : verb cut carefully with sharp instrument
Example sentences :
  • "Rough-hew them as we will," said Rayburn, looking backward.
  • Extract from : « The Missionary » by George Griffith
  • There is a hand that shapes our ends, rough-hew them as we will.
  • Extract from : « Hubert's Wife » by Minnie Mary Lee
  • But "there's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will."
  • Extract from : « Lancashire Sketches » by Edwin Waugh
  • Where does he rough-hew or shape his work, and where is it for sale?
  • Extract from : « The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre » by Jean de La Bruyre
  • “There is a destiny that shapes our ends, rough-hew them though we may,” he thought to himself.
  • Extract from : « Riddle of the Storm » by Roy J. Snell
  • There's a divinity that shapes our ends, / 45 Rough-hew them as we will.
  • Extract from : « Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources » by James Wood
  • There is a Providence that shapes our ends, rough-hew them as we will!
  • Extract from : « Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear » by Theresa Gowanlock
  • There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.
  • Extract from : « Familiar Quotations » by Various
  • Truly, as the poet says, there's a Divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will.
  • Extract from : « Our Elizabeth » by Florence A. Kilpatrick
  • Then you don't believe there is a Destiny that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will?
  • Extract from : « The Hidden Places » by Bertrand W. Sinclair

Synonyms for rough-hew

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