unvarnished

[ 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 of unvarnished

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; un-1 + varnish + -ed3, -ed2

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unvarnished

/ (ʌnˈvɑːnɪʃt) /


adjective
  1. not elaborated upon or glossed; plain and direct: the unvarnished truth

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