hewn
/hju:/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Shaped or cut by chopping: Describes something, typically wood or stone, that has been formed or cut using a heavy, sharp tool like an axe, adze, or chisel. It often implies a rough, handcrafted quality.
- Roughly formed: Can describe something that is crudely or roughly shaped by such means.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The cabin was constructed from hewn logs.
- They sat on a bench made from a hewn tree trunk.
- The statue was carved from a single block of hewn marble.
Advanced Usage
- "rough-hewn": An adjective meaning roughly or crudely shaped by cutting or chopping. It can also describe a person's character as unsophisticated or unrefined.
- The rough-hewn beams gave the room a rustic charm.
- He had a rough-hewn honesty that was very appealing.
Variants and Related Words
- Hew (verb): To chop or cut with an axe, pick, or other heavy tool.
- The settlers had to hew a clearing out of the dense forest.
- Hewer (noun): A person who hews, especially one who cuts coal from a seam.
- Hewn stone (noun phrase): Stone that has been shaped by cutting or dressing.
Synonyms
- Chopped
- Cut
- Carved (though "carved" often implies more detail and finer tools)
- Shaped
Related Phrases
- To hew to: (Phrasal verb) To adhere strictly or conform to a principle, standard, or line.
- The company hewed to its traditional values.
- He hewed to the party line in his speech.
Notes on Usage
- "Hewn" is primarily used as an adjective. Its base verb is "hew."
- The past participle of the verb "hew" is either "hewed" or "hewn." "Hewn" is often preferred when used adjectivally (e.g., ) or in passive constructions implying a finished state (e.g., ). "Hewed" is also correct, especially for the simple past tense (e.g., ).
Adjective
- cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
- a house built of hewn logs
- rough-hewn stone
- a path hewn through the underbrush