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unvarnished

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un⋅var⋅nished

  [uhn-vahr-nisht]
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–adjective
1. plain; clear; straightforward; without vagueness or subterfuge; frank: the unvarnished truth.
2. unfinished, as floors or furniture; not coated with or as if with varnish.
Origin:
1595–1605; un- 1 + varnish + -ed 3 , -ed 2

Synonyms:
1. bare, naked, candid, direct.
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un·var·nished   (ŭn'vär'nĭsht)   
adj.  

  1. Not coated with varnish: unvarnished floors.

  2. Stated or otherwise presented without any effort to soften or disguise; plain: the unvarnished truth.

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