adjective
- not processed or purified; in a natural or crude state
- lacking good manners, education, or sophistication; coarse
Examples
- The unrefined sugar still contained molasses and had a brown color.
- Crude oil is unrefined petroleum that must be processed at refineries.
- His unrefined manners made him unsuitable for the diplomatic position.
- She found his unrefined speech patterns difficult to understand.
- The unrefined flour contained bits of wheat bran and germ.
- Despite his wealth, he maintained unrefined habits from his childhood.
- The restaurant served unrefined sea salt with the bread.