unrefined

Adjective
US[uhn-ree-fahynd]/ˌʌnriˈfaɪnd/3 syllables
Synonyms: unprocessedcrude

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. not refined or processed“unrefined ore”“crude oil”Synonyms: unprocessedcrude
  2. (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth“how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?”Opposite refinedSimilar low, coarse, rough, ill-bred, boorish, robust, agrestic, ungentlemanly +4 moreSee also inelegant, unfastidious, ungracious, unpolished
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Unrefined

Formed with the prefix un- (“not”): To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them. See refined.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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