In need of refinement; unsophisticated.
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His writing is appealing, but a bit rough around the edges.

Submitted on September 01, 2009

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áspero alrededor de los bordes

The phrase "rough around the edges" can be translated to Swedish as "grovt runt kanterna."

邊緣粗糙

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