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unrefined
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 crude, raw or unprocessed 2 (context of a person English) lacking refinement; uncouth
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "not refined in manners," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of refine (v.). Meaning "not free from gross matter" is recorded from 1610s.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An hour's rehearsal wasn't much but sufficient to ensure an almost trouble free, if distinctly unrefined performance. ▪ Because they are more slowly metabolised, unrefined foods supply a steady stream of energy throughout ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil" [syn: unprocessed , crude ] [ant: refined ] used of persons and their behavior; not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?" [ant: refined ]
Usage examples of unrefined.
And she blushed hotly at being betrayed into a personality which seemed to her undignified, and, what was worse, unrefined.
But like all whole-grain breads, the strong taste of unrefined flour obscures the more delicate flavors I am after.
While untrained introspection is like unrefined gold ore, neuroscientific understanding of the origins, nature, and causal efficacy of consciousness is like an undated check.
With perhaps the exception of Mary Pickford and Francis the Talking Mule, entertainers in those days were largely an unseemly, unrefined, unpolished, uncouth, undulant, unplumbed, unzipped, undone, uncaged, unearthed, unbonneted rabble.