polished
made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
naturally smooth and glossy: polished pebbles on the beach.
refined, cultured, or elegant: a polished manner.
flawless; skillful; excellent: a polished conversationalist.
Origin of polished
1Other words from polished
- un·pol·ished, adjective
- well-polished, adjective
Words Nearby polished
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How to use polished in a sentence
Consumers are looking for clothes that are comfy like pajamas but still polished and professional enough for their most important video calls.
The new workwear attire brand that launched when everyone is working from home | Rachel King | October 4, 2020 | FortuneIt’s not the place for your traditional perfectly polished advertisement campaign.
What you must know about TikTok for business | Connie Benton | September 17, 2020 | Search Engine WatchDave said that regardless of this—and regardless of what new platforms are due to rise—TikTok has already set in motion a “new world of dance and not the polished content that we’ve typically seen on Instagram and other platforms.”
Deep Dive: How the Summer of 2020 forced brand marketing to change for the better | jim cooper | September 14, 2020 | DigidayThe polished brass doors of the elevator opened and Potts, 41 at the time, stepped onto the seventh floor of the Hotel Captain Cook.
The Woman Propositioned by Alaska’s Former Lieutenant Governor Tells Her Story for the First Time | by Kyle Hopkins and Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News | September 10, 2020 | ProPublicaBy 2019, Atlas had a more polished appearance, like Spot, and had long ago ditched the tethers.
The Robot Revolution Was Televised: Our All-Time Favorite Boston Dynamics Robot Videos | Jason Dorrier | July 19, 2020 | Singularity Hub
Inside, patrons can sip on bespoke whisky and coffee while getting that buffed and polished look.
The Most Exciting New Hotels, Restaurants, and Submarines of 2014 | Charlie Gilbert | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTallinn feels palpably Scandinavian with its polished old-town brick, seaside positioning and glut of cool cafes.
The DVD was accompanied by a personalized basketball jersey and a piece of polished amber.
Meditation Rugs, Swords, and Horse Head Fiddles: The Strangest Gifts Given to Government Bigwigs | Ben Jacobs | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCoursing beneath the polished surface of the love poems is something deep, dark, and defiant.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun | Katie Baker | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI would say our girls, if you met any of them, I mean they are polished and poised and strong.
The little faces shone like polished bronze; they held their hands out, their bare feet pattered in the sand.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe outside, also, well polished with sweet oil and stale milk, then enveloped in chamois leather.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Keen and clever in business and a polished man of the world, he was a valuable addition to the Commission.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowA sense and a remembrance of national honour and freedom, remained among the polished Mexicans and Peruvians.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamBut, my daughter, there are many men of business who have extensive information and polished manners.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for polished
/ (ˈpɒlɪʃt) /
accomplished: a polished actor
impeccably or professionally done: a polished performance
(of rice) having had the outer husk removed by milling
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