unrefined

[US]/ʌnrɪ'faɪnd/
[UK]/ˌʌnrɪ'faɪnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. of low quality or rough texture

Example Sentences

The dignity of the occasion was lost when he cut in with an unrefined joke.

Real-world Examples

She just thinks you're some, like, unrefined banana.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

The unrefined crude it pumps out of the ground is worth plenty.

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

It's a little unrefined, but a small price to pay for an exclusive food supply.

Source: The mysteries of the Earth

Professor Pinkney said too many unrefined carbohydrates – sugars – are to blame for much of the obesity epidemic.

Source: VOA Standard May 2015 Collection

This unrefined sea salt that I like for pasta water.

Source: Kitchen Deliciousness Competition

You have to act cheap and unrefined.

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 2

The methods used to disperse these agents during battle were relatively unrefined and inefficient

Source: mine

When an oil is cold-pressed, is made without the use of chemicals, and is unrefined, it's called extra-virgin.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Gourmet Food

The Dutch Standard determined value solely by color - the darker, unrefined the sugar, the lower the tariff, and vice versa.

Source: Cheddar Scientific Interpretation

Rhett always vowed he knew nothing about them and accused her, in a very unrefined way, of having a secret admirer, usually the be-whiskered Grandpa Merriwether.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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