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UNREFINED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
Example:
how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?
Classified under:
Similar:
agrestic ((of behavior) rustic and uncouth)
artless; uncultivated; uncultured ((of persons) lacking art or knowledge)
boorish; loutish; neandertal; neanderthal; oafish; swinish (ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance)
coarse; common; rough-cut; uncouth; vulgar (lacking refinement or cultivation or taste)
crass ((of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility)
bounderish; ill-bred; lowbred; rude; underbred; yokelish ((of persons) lacking in refinement or grace)
low (unrefined in character)
robust (rough and crude)
rough ((of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse)
rough-spoken (rude or uncouth in speech)
ungentlemanlike; ungentlemanly (not befitting a gentleman)
unladylike (lacking the behavior or manner or style considered proper for a lady)
Also:
inelegant (lacking in refinement or grace or good taste)
unfastidious (marked by an absence of due or proper care or attention to detail; not concerned with cleanliness)
ungracious (lacking charm and good taste)
unpolished (not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing)
Antonym:
refined ((used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not refined or processed
Example:
crude oil
Synonyms:
crude; unprocessed; unrefined
Classified under:
Antonym:
refined (freed from impurities by processing)
