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- [pol-isht]
- /ˈpɒl ɪʃt/
- /ˈʌn.ˈpɒ.lɪʃt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pol-isht]
- /ˈpɒl ɪʃt/
Definitions of unpolished word
- adjective unpolished made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany. 1
- adjective unpolished naturally smooth and glossy: polished pebbles on the beach. 1
- adjective unpolished refined, cultured, or elegant: a polished manner. 1
- adjective unpolished flawless; skillful; excellent: a polished conversationalist. 1
- adjective unpolished not cleaned until shiny 1
- adjective unpolished not practised or smooth 1
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Origin of unpolished
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
First recorded in 1325-75, polished is from the Middle English word polist. See polish, -ed2
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Parts of speech for Unpolished
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unpolished popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unpolished usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unpolished
adj unpolished
- agrestal — (of uncultivated plants such as weeds) growing on cultivated land
- agrestic — rural; rustic
- all thumbs — clumsy
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
adjective unpolished
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- countrified — You use countrified to describe something that seems or looks like something in the country, rather than in a town.
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- disgracious — Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
Antonyms for unpolished
adj unpolished
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- agleam — glowing; gleaming
- bred — Bred is the past tense and past participle of breed.
- chatoyant — having changeable lustre; twinkling
- courtly — You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way.
adjective unpolished
- wellborn — born of a good, noble, or highly esteemed family.
Top questions with unpolished
- how to cook unpolished rice?
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