unrefined

American  

[uhn-ri-fahynd] / ˌʌn rɪˈfaɪnd /

adjective

1. not refined; refined; not purified, as substances.

   unrefined metal.

   Synonyms:

   coarse, crude, unpurified

2. coarse or crude; lacking in refinement of taste, feeling, manners, language, etc.

   Synonyms:

   gross, vulgar, boorish, rude, ill-bred, uncultured, unpolished

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unrefined British  

/ ˌʌnrɪˈfaɪnd /

adjective

1. (of substances such as petroleum, ores, and sugar) not processed into a pure or usable form

2. coarse in manners or language

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Etymology

Origin of unrefined

First recorded in 1585–95; un- ¹ + refined

Example Sentences

The letter adds it would be "unacceptable" to appoint a chair who has "an untested and unrefined methodology".

From BBC

“They are little fiber bombs and great prebiotics, as well as a source of unrefined sugar.”

From Salon

Mr. Yasunaga, however, forms his creations out of glaze and other ornaments, then buries the objects in sand or unrefined clay to fire them.

From The Wall Street Journal

The vast majority of Russia's oil exports are in the form of unrefined crude oil, which do not appear to have been impacted by the strikes.

From BBC

Of all the gang, he is somehow both the most unrefined and the most pure.

From Salon