rough around the edges
RUF ah-ROWND the EJ-iz
rʌf əˈraʊnd ðə ˈɛdʒɪzListen
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having noticeable imperfections, unpolished manners, or a lack of social refinement in minor respects, while still possessing genuine worth, skill, or admirable qualities at the core; the phrase uses the image of an unfinished material whose edges have not been smoothed or finished to describe a person or product that has not been fully refined but whose fundamental quality is sound; it implies that the roughness is superficial rather than central and that the underlying substance merits appreciation even without perfect polish
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