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adj
crude, raw or unprocessed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: rudimentary, undeveloped, natural, untreated, crude, garagelike, primitive, rough, rude, rudimental, unrefined, raw, coarse, pure, pristine, unalloyed, unmixed, unprocessed, untouched, utter
Antonyms: none provided
adj
lacking refinement; uncouth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: discourteous, insolent, unpolished, aweless, improper, bad-mannered, barbaric, bold, bumptious, crude, churlish, impudent, gauche, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, incivil, lack-grace, mismannered, rantipole, rough, rude, uncivil, uncivilized, uncourteous, uncouth, uncultured, underbred, unmannerly, unpolite, unrefined
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of unrefine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
(used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: refined
adjective
not refined or processed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: unprocessed, crude
Antonyms: refined
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English refined English unrefined From un- + refined.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
