diamond in the rough
noun phrase
: one having exceptional qualities or potential but lacking refinement or polish
Word History
First Known Use
1785, in the meaning defined above
- remotion
- remotions
- remotivate
- remotivated
- remotivates
- remotivating
- remotivation
- remotivations
- remotive
- remotive proposition
- remoulade
- remoulades
- remould
- remoulded
- remoulding
- remoulds
- remount
- remounted
- remounting
- remounts
- removabilities
- removability
- removable
- removable truck-type switchboard
- removableness