as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
an unpolished but well-meaning young man
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Recent Examples of unpolished
That said, an unpolished companion app and a somewhat jarring transparency mode detract from the experience to a degree.
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PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
Our opinion was solidified when an unpolished Patek Nautilus 3700/1A (the very first iteration) blew our minds in Coppenhagan a couple years ago.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
As for the love story at the heart of things, real-life singer-songwriters Koerner and Varga, both making their movie debuts, inhabit their roles with unpolished sincerity, if not technical skill.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 July 2024
Overall, while a bit unpolished and very much in the shadow of its excellent successor Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019), Luigi's Mansion 2 HD is a spooky, fun game to give a spin this summer.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
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PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
Our opinion was solidified when an unpolished Patek Nautilus 3700/1A (the very first iteration) blew our minds in Coppenhagan a couple years ago.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
As for the love story at the heart of things, real-life singer-songwriters Koerner and Varga, both making their movie debuts, inhabit their roles with unpolished sincerity, if not technical skill.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 July 2024
Overall, while a bit unpolished and very much in the shadow of its excellent successor Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019), Luigi's Mansion 2 HD is a spooky, fun game to give a spin this summer.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpolished
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Married to Stanley, a man of carnal appetites and vulgar manners, Stella has embraced the crude pleasures of realism, while her freeloading sister still clings to tattered aristocratic illusions.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump was heard bragging in vulgar terms about women.Alena Botros, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Now, the crass buddy comedy is ready to make Disney+ its home this fall — on November 12, to be exact.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
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At worst, this is a case of playing crass politics with the country’s energy security.David Blackmon, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Apparently, my daughter didn’t finish all of the food on her plate, and the mom felt that was incredibly rude and a sign of poor manners.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those who participated in the creative exercises felt more social closeness with their coworkers, and were less likely to engage in rude behavior.Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The colors, font and typography were a crude approximation of the signs posted by the campaign advocating for the proposition’s passage.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Married to Stanley, a man of carnal appetites and vulgar manners, Stella has embraced the crude pleasures of realism, while her freeloading sister still clings to tattered aristocratic illusions.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Grind your own meat for sausages and burgers with the KitchenAid food grinder attachment, which comes with fine, medium, and coarse grinding plates.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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Just sprinkle half a lemon with coarse salt and scrub your board, then rinse with hot water.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
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What Klay Thompson’s return to the Bay really meant to him, the Warriors Curry, on a rough shooting night, took a charge on Jake LaRavia and then swiped Jaylen Wells in the backcourt before hitting a 3.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Related Articles Clippers find something in reserve, rally past Spurs for 1st Intuit Dome win There are issues aplenty in Clippers’ rough six-game start Can James Harden carry these Clippers at 35?Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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Because morning thermals rise, this is a common area to catch bucks cruising the first few hours of the day.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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By simply deactivating the two genes, the new varietal grew fruit with 30 percent more glucose and fructose than common mass-production tomatoes.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The goal is simple: remove the fear of failure and make room for raw, unrefined thinking.Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Most of the unrefined crude oil processed in California arrives by ships from foreign ports.Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Unpolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpolished. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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