as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
an unpolished but well-meaning young man
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Recent Examples of unpolished
Zamiri’s style is well suited for the project, with parts of it reading like an extended music video, while the more documentary-like scenes have an unpolished feel.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Where oversized, chunky, rounded silhouettes read as frumpy and unpolished, this does the exact opposite.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
They are unpolished, unethereal and take a perhaps more head-on approach than audiences are used to seeing.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
There was the campus, red brick and lush grass, an offbeat blend of 20th-century construction and New England charm that felt unpolished in the best way.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 17 Dec. 2025
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Where oversized, chunky, rounded silhouettes read as frumpy and unpolished, this does the exact opposite.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
They are unpolished, unethereal and take a perhaps more head-on approach than audiences are used to seeing.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
There was the campus, red brick and lush grass, an offbeat blend of 20th-century construction and New England charm that felt unpolished in the best way.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpolished
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Doncic picked up his 16th technical foul of the season after getting in a heated back-and-forth with Magic center Goga Bitadze, alleging afterward that Bitadze made a vulgar remark in Serbian to him about his family.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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The victim's mother allegedly told police that Paljusevic made vulgar comments to the body of the victim's father at the public viewing.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The beloved slapstick comedy is 85 minutes of pure entertainment, full of increasingly chaotic adventures and shockingly crass jokes that still produce guffaws decades later.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a not crass way, no matter what your vice of choice is, someone who enables that behavior, even just by being there, is a really relatable idea.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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Politically incorrect and in-your-face, with plenty of dark humor accentuating the drama, the show resembles the more cutting-edge TV — think Borgen or Rita — made by Sweden’s ruder neighbor Denmark.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Etiquette neither knows nor cares who is generous and who is stingy, and indecisive and rude are not opposites.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And that can be sorely lacking in hair that’s lost pigment and become coarser with a rougher cuticle.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dredge in flour mixture again, pressing to adhere in a coarse layer.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Based on the novel by Bart Baker, Honeymoon with Harry follows a rough-around-the-edges man (Gyllenhaal) who ends up sharing an unwanted journey with his fiancée’s prickly, overprotective father (Costner) after a life-altering turn upends their plans.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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Nivea’s Intense Healing formula takes a richer approach, focusing on long-lasting moisture that can soften rough areas like knees, elbows, and heels.—
Hana Hong,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The year was 1754, and Franklin's goal was to unite the disparate colonies into a coalition against a common enemy.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sei whales are endangered and are common in the Southeast's waters.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The whimsical, unrefined aesthetic appeals to Gen Z readers nostalgic for Y2K collectibles.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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More than an unrefined sweetener, honey is a superfood packed with health benefits, which begs the question: what does eating honey every day do to your body?—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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But it’s played sincerely, so the visual contrast just makes the connection feel clumsy, if not outright absurd.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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McGee meets one of a clumsy TURF intern Pete, who is revealed to be Olivia's 18-year-old son, Matteo (Patrick Keleher) under interrogation.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Unpolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpolished. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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