manicure
noun
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
unmanicured
-
a word derived from
manicure.
Example Sentences
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“I’m excited to get my nails done,” says Apollo, his brown eyes peeping above his powder-blue face mask, scrutinizing his long, unmanicured hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2020
Until the lines are painted and the nets are erected in late May, the grass courts at Orange Lawn together look like a vast, unmanicured putting green.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2018
But, as with when Drake showed up on Twitch, it’s still rare to get a glimpse of a star’s actual, unmanicured digital life, and for that reason it feels intimate.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2018
The far reaches of Ireland’s western and southern coasts have a raw, unmanicured grandeur that even the Irish concede demands a hardy soul.
From Time ● Sep. 25, 2017
You have decoyed your blue-blooded boy with his well-manicured hands and his unmanicured brain, your matchless horseman, fencer, marksman, tennis player, heart-trifler—Marlitt could not have invented him more revolting than he actually is.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
