unpolished

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unpolished

adjective more unpolished · most unpolished

Not polished; not brought to a polish.
Deprived of polish.
Not refined in manners or style Vovchsafe to grace these rude vnpolish'd rymes, / Which long (dear friend) haue slept in sable night, / And, come abroad now in these glorious tymes, / Can hardly brook the purenes of the light.
Similar: plain, rude, uncivilized, aweless, improper, bad-mannered, barbaric, bold, bumptious, crude, churlish, impudent · Opposite: civilized, polished, refined

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@misc{unpolished_2026,
  title = {unpolished},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unpolished},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}