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un·pol·ished Audio Help (ŭn-pŏl'ĭsht) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Not polished, as:
1. Not smooth and shiny: unpolished shoes; unpolished gemstones.
2. Not elaborated, perfected, or completed: an unpolished performance.
3. Not having attained a high degree of skill: an unpolished tenor.
4. Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
5. Natural and unsophisticated: The service was friendly and unpolished.
1. Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
2. Natural and unsophisticated: The service was friendly and unpolished.

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unpolished

1382, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of polish (v.). In ref. to style, language, etc., attested from c.1489.

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unpolished
adjective
1.	not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes" [ant: polished]
2.	lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche" [syn: gauche]