UNPOLISHED
Dictionary entry overview: What does unpolished mean? • UNPOLISHED (adjective)
The adjective UNPOLISHED has 2 senses:
1. not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing
2. lacking social polish
Familiarity information: UNPOLISHED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UNPOLISHED (adjective)
Meaning:
Not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing
Context example:
dull unpolished shoes
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)
Meaning:
Lacking social polish
Synonyms:
gauche; unpolished; graceless
Context examples:
too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate / their excellent manners always made me feel gauche
Similar:
inelegant (lacking in refinement or grace or good taste)
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