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rough-and-ready

/ˌrʌf.ənˈred.i/

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adjective

/ˌrʌf.ənˈred.i/C1formal
  • ruОписывает что-то, что не является идеальным или законченным, но достаточно хорошим для определённой цели; простое и базовое, но эффективное.

Describes something that is not perfect or finished, but is good enough for a particular purpose; simple and basic but effective.

  1. Crude but effectiveB2informal

    Simple, unrefined, or hastily prepared, yet sufficient for the immediate purpose.

    ruГрубый, но эффективный

    • We made a rough-and-ready shelter from branches and leaves.
    • His rough-and-ready explanation helped us understand the basics.
    • The team came up with a rough-and-ready solution to fix the leak.

    Synonymsad hocimprovisedmakeshiftprovisionalstopgaputilitarian

    Antonymsfinishedmeticulouspolishedpreciserefinedsophisticated

Forms
  • more rough-and-ready comparative form
  • most rough-and-ready superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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