Usually means: Imperfections needing refinement or smoothing.
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  1. rough edges: Merriam-Webster
  2. rough edges: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. rough edges: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. rough edges: Wiktionary
  5. Rough Edges: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  (figurative) Minor imperfections.

Similar:
scragginess, scraggliness, diamond in the rough, split hairs, orange peel, blotchwork, serrulation, cragginess, fraying, foible, more...

Opposite:
smooth, polished, refined, sleek

Types:
jagged, uneven, rough-hewn, frayed, ragged, coarse, sharp, abrasive, more...

Phrases:
rough around the edges, natural rough around the edges, more...

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Similar:
scragginess, scraggliness, diamond in the rough, split hairs, orange peel, blotchwork, serrulation, cragginess, fraying, foible, more...

Opposite:
smooth, polished, refined, sleek

Types:
jagged, uneven, rough-hewn, frayed, ragged, coarse, sharp, abrasive, more...

Phrases:
rough around the edges, natural rough around the edges, more...



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