rough-spoken

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rough-spoken

adj

rude or uncouth in speech; blunt

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Adj.

rough-spoken - rude or uncouth in speech

unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"

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rough-spoken

[ˈrʌfˈspəʊkən] ADJ → malhablado

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rough-spoken

[ˌrʌfˈspəʊk/ən] adj → sboccato/a

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At the same time, it is fun to read as the story is often told by describing the activities of the main players that include such colorful personalities as Joe Mach, a "tough, rough-spoken Tulsa petroleum engineer, complete with cowboy boots and cigar" (p.

Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia

Narrator Raver has a grand time portraying the effusive Italian women who figure prominently in the story (based upon a true incident) and she voices an Irish priest and a rough-spoken boy with equal ease.

Paterson, Katherine. Bread and roses, too

7), "both high school dropout country boys with no prospects, both rough-mannered, rough-spoken, inured to the stoic life" (p.