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unrefined

[ uhn-ri-fahynd ]
/ ˌʌn rɪˈfaɪnd /
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adjective

not refined; not purified, as substances: unrefined metal.
coarse or crude; lacking in refinement of taste, feeling, manners, language, etc.

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Words related to unrefined

crude, coarse, rude, uncouth, unpolished, barbaric, boorish, crass, earthy, gross, inelegant, primitive, raw, rough, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured, unsophisticated, vulgar, brutish

Words nearby unrefined

unreconstructed, unreconstructible, unrecorded, unreel, unreeve, unrefined, unreflected, unreflecting, unreflective, unregenerate, unregistered

Origin of unrefined

First recorded in 1585–95; un-1 + refined
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British Dictionary definitions for unrefined

unrefined
/ (ˌʌnrɪˈfaɪnd) /

adjective

(of substances such as petroleum, ores, and sugar) not processed into a pure or usable form
coarse in manners or language
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