polished
adjective
made smooth and glossy.
unpolished
-
a word derived from
polished.
Example Sentences
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Spare guitar chords give way to a female voice that sounds unpolished but beautiful: “I want to lay with you/ In an open field/ Where yellow flowers are suns of Earth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
On a conference call last April, an ad agency partner began presenting unpolished AI-generated images to make a point: Artificial intelligence wasn’t ready to take center stage in advertising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
On Monday, Beyoncé shared a rare glimpse of her wash day routine in a unpolished video to promote her new hair-care line, shocking many with an in-depth look at her real hair.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
And while she praised the "thoughtful design" of parts of the game she said the overall delivery was "unpolished".
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024
It was raw steel, unpolished but expertly shaped.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
