unpolished

adjective

un·​pol·​ished ˌən-ˈpä-lisht How to pronounce unpolished (audio)
Synonyms of unpolishednext
: not polished
unpolished gemstones
a talented but unpolished performer
an unpolished rough draft

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an unpolished but well-meaning young man
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Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless. — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026 One young fashion photographer who made a name for himself at indie mags like i-D with his unpolished images of a teenage Kate Moss, was Juergen Teller. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 But in an age where AI-assisted writing is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, the distinctly unpolished text has its own charm. — Quanta Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026 Ilya Sutskever, an idealistic and socially unpolished Russian immigrant, shows up at the office door of Geoffrey Hinton, a godfather of AI, at the University of Toronto in 2003. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unpolished

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unpolished was in the 14th century

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“Unpolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpolished. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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