unvarnished

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unvarnished

adjective unvarnisht

not comparable Not having been coated with varnish. unvarnished furniture
broadly, figuratively, not comparable Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated. She told the unvarnished truth.
Similar: plain, simple, austere, bare, chaste, inornate, modest, quiet, severe, spartan, unadorned, unembellished

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adj not having been coated with varnish

Deutsch	unbehandelt

adj natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated

Deutsch	ungeschminkt

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@misc{unvarnished_2026,
  title = {unvarnished},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unvarnished},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}