polished

[pol-isht]

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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.

Origin of polished

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

Related formsun·pol·ished, adjectivewell-pol·ished, adjective

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Related Words for unpolished

unfinished, raw, unvarnished, crude, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rude, tactless, uncivilized, uncouth, unrefined, unsophisticated, boorish, coarse, discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, rough, rugged

Examples from the Web for unpolished

Contemporary Examples of unpolished

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
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

Historical Examples of unpolished

I said so, in a most unpolished phrase: I called myself a spy.
The Daltons, Volume II (of II)
Charles James Lever
Down the edges are rows of small, unpolished pearls, running into points.
An Outcast
F. Colburn Adams
He was in some ways rough-hewn and unpolished, but he was a great man.
Victorian Worthies
George Henry Blore
The walls were divided into panels of polished and unpolished granite.
Mizora: A Prophecy
Mary E. Bradley
The pile was ordered to be built of rough wood, unpolished by the ax.
Museum of Antiquity
L. W. Yaggy

British Dictionary definitions for unpolished

polished

adjective

accomplisheda polished actor
impeccably or professionally donea polished performance
(of rice) having had the outer husk removed by milling

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Word Origin and History for unpolished

adj.

late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of polish (v.). In reference to style, language, etc., attested from late 15c.

polished

adj.

late 14c., "made smooth;" early 15c., "elegant;" past participle adjective from polish (v.).