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unpolished

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
un-pol-ished
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not polished; not brought to a polish.

adj

Deprived of polish.

adj

Not refined in manners or style

Example Sentences

Etymology

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 polished English unpolished From un- + polished.

Inflected Forms

more unpolished (comparative) most unpolished (superlative)

Derived Forms

unpolishedness

Synonyms

plain rude uncivilized aweless improper bad-mannered barbaric bold bumptious crude churlish impudent

Antonyms

civilized polished refined

Questions

What does unpolished mean?
Not polished; not brought to a polish.
Where does unpolished come from?
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 polished English unpolished From un- + polished.

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