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a rough diamond rough diamondSomeone or something that is unrefined but has many exceptional aspects or underlying potential. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. The young actor was a rough diamond. With some training, she'd become a superstar.See also: diamond, rougha rough diamond mainly BRITISH or a diamond in the rough AMERICAN1. If you call someone, especially a man a rough diamond, you admire their good qualities, even though they are not very polite or well-educated. Note: A rough diamond is a diamond that has not yet been cut and polished. Marden was the rough diamond of the three, feared for his ruthlessness but respected for his First World War Military Cross. I liked Neil Murphy, who is somewhat of a diamond in the rough.2. If you call someone or something a rough diamond, you mean that they have talent or good qualities which are hidden or not well developed and could be developed more. Note: A rough diamond is a diamond that has not yet been cut and polished. British first novels are more likely to be rough diamonds, with flashes of inspiration in an imperfect whole. When I heard this lady sing, I ran to the theater, and I said, `Chick, I found myself a diamond in the rough.'See also: diamond, rougha rough diamond a person who has genuinely fine qualities but uncouth manners. informal Literally, a rough diamond is a diamond before it has been cut and polished. A North American variant of this expression is a diamond in the rough .See also: diamond, rougha ˌrough ˈdiamond (British English) (American English a ˌdiamond in the ˈrough) a person who has many good qualities even though they do not seem to be very polite, educated, etc: Don’t be put off by your first impressions — he’s something of a rough diamond.A rough diamond is a diamond that has not yet been cut or polished.See also: diamond, rough |