unvarnished
un·var·nished
adjective \-ˈvär-nisht\Definition of UNVARNISHED
1
a : not adorned or glossed : plain, straightforward <told the unvarnished truth> b : artless, frank <the unvarnished candor of old people and children — Janet Flanner>
2
: not coated with or as if with varnish : crude, unfinished
Examples of UNVARNISHED
- If you want my unvarnished opinion, the movie stinks.
- <I'm telling the unvarnished truth.>
First Known Use of UNVARNISHED
1605
Related to UNVARNISHED
- Synonyms
- bald, bare, naked, plain-vanilla, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unembellished, unornamented, plain
- Antonyms
- adorned, decorated, embellished, fancy, ornamented
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