Definitions

rough-and-ready

[ruhf-uhn-red-ee] / ˈrʌf ənˈrɛd i /

ADJECTIVE

crude but serviceable

Synonyms

WEAK

ad-lib basic crude extemporaneous improvised jerry-built makeshift primitive provisional thrown-together unrefined unsophisticated wild-and-woolly

Antonyms

WEAK

sophisticated

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Rough-and-ready compromises like this one are why McCloskey’s nightmare vision will never come close to coming to pass.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2014

Rough-and-ready films like these have made Bronson, after an early career strikingly similar to Eastwood's and Reynolds' apprenticeships, the third great action star.

From Time Magazine Archive

rough-and-ready

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