unrefined

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

English refined

English unrefined

From un- + refined.

Adjective

unrefined (comparative more unrefined, superlative most unrefined)

1. crude, raw or unprocessed

   Synonyms: rudimentary, undeveloped; natural, untreated; see also Thesaurus:crude, Thesaurus:raw

   • 2014, Nick Honachefsky, The Jersey Surf Diaries, →ISBN:

     Some journal entries maybe raw and unrefined, others inspirational and detailed, but all show the truth and unbridled passion of what it is to put in your time as a true surf-caster, and maybe you can learn something from it.

2. (of a person) lacking refinement; uncouth

   Synonyms: discourteous, insolent, unpolished; see also Thesaurus:impolite

   • 1854, Fanny Fern, Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio:

     Depend upon it, it is the more coarse and unrefined portion of the community who outrage the feelings of churchgoing people by Sabbath desecration.

Translations

crude, unprocessed

• Bulgarian: непречистен (bg) (neprečisten), нерафиниран (bg) (nerafiniran)
• Finnish: raaka (fi)
• Māori: urutapu
• Russian: необрабо́танный (ru) (neobrabótannyj)
• Swedish: oraffinerad

of a person: lacking refinement

• Bulgarian: недодялан (bg) (nedodjalan)
• Dutch: onbehouwen (nl)
• Finnish: karkea (fi)
• Māori: tūhourangi, pakirara
• Plautdietsch: onbeschläpen
• Polish: nieokrzesany (pl)
• Portuguese: inculto (pt)
• Russian: гру́бый (ru) (grúbyj), неотёсанный (neotjósannyj)
• Swedish: okultiverad (sv)
• Turkish:

  Ottoman Turkish: یوغون (yoğun), بیاغی (bayağı)

Etymology 2

Verb

unrefined

1. simple past and past participle of unrefine