Definition of unvarnished
1a : not adorned or glossed : plain, straightforward told the unvarnished truthb : artless, frank the unvarnished candor of old people and children — Janet Flanner
2 : not coated with or as if with varnish : crude, unfinished
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Examples of unvarnished in a Sentence
If you want my unvarnished opinion, the movie stinks.
I'm telling the unvarnished truth.
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Cara is also committed to presenting herself in an unvarnished down-to-earth and true-to-life fashion.
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It was slapped with the Russia's foreign agent label last year, a de facto acknowledgment that the government doesn't approve of its unvarnished takes on Russian public opinion.
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The raggedness of Keen’s unvarnished bray was offset by stellar fiddle and mandolin accents.
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Backed by aggressive financial services interests including Illinois' two largest banking associations, this proposal is a prime example of anti-regulation overkill and unvarnished industry clout.
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Take a look inside East Harlem's Metropolitan Hospital Center, mostly the emergency ward and outpatient clinic, in this unvarnished look at urban health care circa 1970.
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Where some saw hate speech, others saw an unvarnished version of the truth.
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Though McCain has been outspoken about his belief that the Trump administration should take a more globalist approach to US foreign policy, such unvarnished criticism of a sitting US President -- and fellow Republican -- remains rare.
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Celebrities that are usually made up or air-brushed to perfection have their unvarnished selves laid bare.
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UNVARNISHED Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of unvarnished for English Language Learners
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: plain and direct
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: not covered with varnish
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