Antonyms for polished

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pol-isht

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒl ɪʃt

Definition of polished

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

adj bright
adj refined
adj referring to writing or speech
adj well executed
adj elegant

Example sentences :

He had come to the school "a little savage," so the polished French boys declared.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

When I had polished them off, Anthony shook his green-turbaned head.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

All the villains and other unnecessary people would be polished off.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

The polished duke was more inexorable than the stern hidalgo.
Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Suddenly she dropped the brush; it rattled and spun on the polished floor.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

I should like to have polished off that Pierce senior as he deserves.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

And how then can polished manners be a revelation of what is within?
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

It was before the world had polished his surface bright and hard.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Helen has lived much in the world, and has polished manners.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Fortunately the composition was polished, affording little friction.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

Synonyms for polished

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