UNPOLISHED

gauche, graceless, unpolished

(adjective) lacking social polish; “too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate”; “their excellent manners always made me feel gauche”

unpolished

(adjective) not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; “dull unpolished shoes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unpolished (comparative more unpolished, superlative most unpolished)

Not polished; not brought to a polish.

Deprived of polish.

Not refined in manners or style

Synonyms: uncivilized, rude, plain

Synonyms

• See also impolite

Antonyms

• polished

• refined

• civilized

Source: Wiktionary


UNPOLISH

Un*pol"ish, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + polish.]

Definition: To deprive of polish; to make impolite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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