unrefined

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌnrɪˈfaɪnd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un′ri fīnd′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•re•fined  (un′ri fīnd′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not refined;
    not purified, as substances:unrefined metal.
  2. coarse or crude;
    lacking in refinement of taste, feeling, manners, language, etc.
  • un-1 + refined 1585–95
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unpurified, crude, coarse.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unpolished, uncultured, ill-bred, rude, boorish, vulgar, gross.
'unrefined' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brown sugar - coarse - commercial - crude - earthy - gross - harsh - incult - indelicate - lowbred - muscovado - primitive - raw - rude - rugged - vulgar - waldglas - yobbish

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