UNREFINED

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth

Example:

how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

agrestic ((of behavior) rustic and uncouth)

artless; uncultivated; uncultured ((of persons) lacking art or knowledge)

boorish; loutish; neandertal; neanderthal; oafish; swinish (ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance)

coarse; common; rough-cut; uncouth; vulgar (lacking refinement or cultivation or taste)

crass ((of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility)

bounderish; ill-bred; lowbred; rude; underbred; yokelish ((of persons) lacking in refinement or grace)

low (unrefined in character)

robust (rough and crude)

rough ((of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse)

rough-spoken (rude or uncouth in speech)

ungentlemanlike; ungentlemanly (not befitting a gentleman)

unladylike (lacking the behavior or manner or style considered proper for a lady)

Also:

inelegant (lacking in refinement or grace or good taste)

unfastidious (marked by an absence of due or proper care or attention to detail; not concerned with cleanliness)

ungracious (lacking charm and good taste)

unpolished (not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing)

Antonym:

refined ((used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel)

Meaning:

Not refined or processed

Example:

crude oil

Synonyms:

crude; unprocessed; unrefined

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

refined (freed from impurities by processing)