rough-spokenadj.

Brit.

/ˌrʌfˈspəʊk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌrəfˈspoʊk(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., spoken adj.¹

Etymology: < rough adv. + spoken adj.¹

Blunt or unpolished of speech.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > inarticulate indistinct

rough-spoken1633

thick-speaking1861

burring1883

mushmouthed1909

1633 J. Ford Broken Heart iv. i. sig. G3^v A gallant Man at armes is here:..blunt, and rough spoken, Vouchsafing not the fustian of ciuility.

1791 Edinb. Fugitive Pieces 23 Mr Buckskin now rose; and, being a rough spoken man,..said Button was a pitiful sneaking fellow.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. vi. 101 He was..the queerest rough-spoken deevil too that ever ye heard!

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. vi. iv. 180 That roughspoken Carvel, the butcher.

1913 M. L. Marsh Auburn & Freckles v. 32 Never was there a more devoted mother than this rough-spoken, tender-hearted Irish woman.

1968 Times 26 Apr. 9/4 Her vision of him is strangely at odds with the coarse, rough-spoken man who now talks to her.

2001 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 24 Dec. 2 The rough-spoken plumber in his dirty overalls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rough-spoken
释义	rough-spokenadj. Brit. /ˌrʌfˈspəʊk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌrəfˈspoʊk(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., spoken adj.¹ Etymology: < rough adv. + spoken adj.¹ Blunt or unpolished of speech. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > inarticulate indistinct rough-spoken1633 thick-speaking1861 burring1883 mushmouthed1909 1633 J. Ford Broken Heart iv. i. sig. G3^v A gallant Man at armes is here:..blunt, and rough spoken, Vouchsafing not the fustian of ciuility. 1791 Edinb. Fugitive Pieces 23 Mr Buckskin now rose; and, being a rough spoken man,..said Button was a pitiful sneaking fellow. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. vi. 101 He was..the queerest rough-spoken deevil too that ever ye heard! 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. vi. iv. 180 That roughspoken Carvel, the butcher. 1913 M. L. Marsh Auburn & Freckles v. 32 Never was there a more devoted mother than this rough-spoken, tender-hearted Irish woman. 1968 Times 26 Apr. 9/4 Her vision of him is strangely at odds with the coarse, rough-spoken man who now talks to her. 2001 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 24 Dec. 2 The rough-spoken plumber in his dirty overalls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1633
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