roughly carved

Frequency: 6.76.1 per million words

describes carving that is not finished or detailed; approximate

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Examples (10)

  • The old man held a roughly carved bird in his hand.
  • We found a roughly carved wooden bench in the antique shop.
  • The museum displayed a roughly carved stone idol from an ancient civilization.
  • On the mantelpiece sat a roughly carved figure, its features indistinct but full of character.
  • The gate was adorned with roughly carved symbols that seemed to tell a story.
  • He began with a roughly carved block of marble, intending to refine it later.
  • The child’s first attempt at woodwork was a roughly carved boat.
  • Each post of the fence was topped with a roughly carved animal head.
  • Archaeologists unearthed a roughly carved tool made of bone.
  • Compared to the intricate sculptures, this roughly carved bowl looked very primitive.