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rough-and-ready definition

rough·-and-ready (ruf′ən red′ē)

adjective

  1. 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

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Used by Dickens in David Copperfield. First use?

Posted by anonymous 73 days ago.

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