Antonyms for unpolished

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pol-isht

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒl ɪʃt

Definition of unpolished

Origin : late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of polish (v.). In reference to style, language, etc., attested from late 15c.

adj rough
adj vulgar
adj crude

Example sentences :

I said so, in a most unpolished phrase: I called myself a spy.
Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

Down the edges are rows of small, unpolished pearls, running into points.
Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams

He was in some ways rough-hewn and unpolished, but he was a great man.
Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore

The walls were divided into panels of polished and unpolished granite.
Extract from : « Mizora: A Prophecy » by Mary E. Bradley

The pile was ordered to be built of rough wood, unpolished by the ax.
Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy

All those people seemed to him too unpolished or too hostile.
Extract from : « Sentimental Education, Volume II » by Gustave Flaubert

And he pointed to the necklace of ruddy, unpolished stones that he wore.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Dick Maitland » by Harry Collingwood

Of course it was unpolished, but even in that state was very beautiful.
Extract from : « Six Months at the Cape » by R.M. Ballantyne

If he be a diamond, he is certainly in the rough and unpolished.
Extract from : « Ole Bull » by Sara C. Bull

"She is too elegant, too clever, to like an unpolished girl like me," thought Selina.
Extract from : « Manners, Vol 1 of 3 » by Frances Brooke

Synonyms for unpolished

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