polished

[ pol-isht ]

/ ˈpɒl ɪʃt /

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adjective

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.

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Origin of polished

First recorded in 1325–75, polished is from the Middle English word polist.See polish, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM polished

un·pol·ished, adjectivewell-polished, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for polished

One of the more polished sleep-tracking apps we’ve come across, Pillow can work with an Apple Watch or just an iPhone placed on the bed.
Skip the wearables and track your sleep with these 5 apps|David Nield|January 6, 2021|Popular Science
This means you can’t just add anything you like to the app to listen, but it offers a polished and intuitive experience.
How to convert text articles into audio (and why you might want to)|David Nield|January 5, 2021|Popular Science
There are a handful of headphones currently positioned for the sleep market, but Bose’s look to be the most polished package at the moment.
Bose’s latest sleep-centric earbuds mostly do the trick|Brian Heater|December 31, 2020|TechCrunch
Durant and Irving took turns dominating the action with their polished and deep offensive repertoires, not skipping a beat after their long layoffs.
So much for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving needing time to jell. The Nets have come out firing.|Ben Golliver|December 26, 2020|Washington Post

The likely scenario is that Amiigo's early backers will end up with a unpolished version and they'll have train the software AI.
Amiigo Tracker Pairs Data With Deadlifts|Gregory Ferenstein|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The beautiful thing about creativity at that age is it is brutal and unpolished, and not virtual.
From Led Zeppelin to Breaking Bad: The Lamest Generation|Elizabeth Wurtzel|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As ignorant and unpolished as he is, do you know, Miss Jenny, that I propose to introduce him to the honour of your acquaintance?
The Contrast|Royall Tyler
Their style, we are told, was unpolished and arid in the extreme, while the argument was lucid and impartial.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
The chief differences are the handle and a decoration in relief on the unpolished surface.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young
By this means I saw the entire front of the sarcophagus, which appeared to me to be made of unpolished grey marble.
Jerusalem Explored, Volume I--Text|Ermete Pierotti
They who come to pray to the holy women for health of body and of heart are unpolished creatures of a primitive belief.
King of Camargue|Jean Aicard

British Dictionary definitions for polished

polished

/ (ˈpɒlɪʃt) /

adjective

accomplisheda polished actor

impeccably or professionally donea polished performance

(of rice) having had the outer husk removed by milling

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