polished
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (4)
- perfected or made shiny and smooth“his polished prose”“in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes”“freshly polished silver”
- showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience“his polished manner”“maintained an urbane tone in his letters”Synonyms: refinedsvelteurbane
- (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed“polished rice”Synonyms: milled
- (of lumber or stone) to trim and smoothSynonyms: dressed
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Polished \Pol"ished\, a. Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse. [1913 Webster]
Polish \Pol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polished; p. pr. & vb. n. Polishing.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. Polite, -ish]
1.To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc. [1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
To polish off, to finish completely, as an adversary. [Slang] --W. H. Russell. [1913 Webster]