unfiltered

adjective un·fil·tered \ ˌən-ˈfil-tərd \

|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

Definition of unfiltered

1 : not filtered

unfiltered wine

; also : not modified, processed, or refined

unfiltered commercial publicity material
—Paul Grimes

2 : lacking a filter

an unfiltered cigarette

Recent Examples of unfiltered from the Web

Gadsby continues, giving her unfiltered and honest thoughts on misogyny, sexism, politics, and art.

— kathryn lindsay, refinery29.com, "Nanette Is The Netflix Special That's Going To Change Comedy — & The World," 27 June 2018
Italian designer Stefano Gabbana has a reputation for controversial, unfiltered and downright scathing remarks on social media.

— brittany talarico, PEOPLE.com, "Controversial Designer Stefano Gabbana Calls Selena Gomez 'Ugly' - and Her Fans Hit Back," 13 June 2018
Every week, his viewers hear his relatively unfiltered opinions.

— lexi pandell, WIRED, "Meet Germán Garmendia, the Aggressively Normal YouTube Superstar Who Wants It All," 8 June 2018
After the couple had finished their tea, the waitress came back and started them on a bottle of unfiltered sake.

— weike wang, The New Yorker, "Omakase," 6 June 2018
Trump has successfully used the platform to speak in a direct, unfiltered way to the public and to throw raw meat to his base.

— bill goodykoontz, azcentral, "A year after 'covfefe': Twitter is Trump's greatest tool," 30 May 2018
The unfiltered conversation was an intense, yet entertaining look into the legacy of hip-hop, its marginalization and, which stretched past the title.

— rachel george, Billboard, "Joey Bada$$ Discusses Hip-Hop History on '47 Minutes' Podcast With Styles P & Vince Staples," 3 Mar. 2018
As the politeness of new coworkers wears off, the film, shot in black and white, unveils its raw emotions in unfiltered, snotty weeping, slaps, screams, and freely pouring soju (a Hong trademark).

— the editors of gq, GQ, "The Best Movies of 2018 (So Far)," 19 June 2018
The always unfiltered Brandi Glanville has something to say to Gerard Butler.

— aurelie corinthios, PEOPLE.com, "Brandi Glanville Says Gerard Butler Can 'F— Off' After He Appears to 'Cringe' Over Their Hookup," 19 Jan. 2018

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circa 1775

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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