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UNPOLISHED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking social polish
Example:
their excellent manners always made me feel gauche
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
inelegant (lacking in refinement or grace or good taste)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing
Example:
dull unpolished shoes
Classified under:
Similar:
raw (untempered and unrefined)
rough (not perfected)
unburnished (of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction)
Also:
dull (emitting or reflecting very little light)
unrefined ((used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth)
Antonym:
polished (perfected or made shiny and smooth)
