'roughly-torn' originates from the combination of 'roughly' and 'torn', where 'roughly' means 'in a rough manner' and 'torn' is the past participle of 'tear', meaning 'to rip or split'.

'roughly-torn' combines the adverb 'roughly' with the past participle 'torn' to describe the manner in which something is torn.

Initially, 'roughly-torn' simply described the physical state of being torn in a rough manner, and this meaning has remained consistent.