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

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  8. unreflective,
  9. unreformed,
  10. unregenerate

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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Word Origin and History for unrefined

unrefined

adj.

1590s, "not refined in manners," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of refine (v.). Meaning "not free from gross matter" is recorded from 1610s.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper