unrefined
Example Sentences
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His unnamed, unrefined spy who liked to cook was in stark relief to the suave man’s man that was James Bond and an uncomfortable sight for some of the producers of the film adaptation.
Bereaved families were concerned about the delay and the possibility of appointing a chair who used an "untested and unrefined methodology", the letter said.
From BBC
The letter adds it would be "unacceptable" to appoint a chair who has "an untested and unrefined methodology".
From BBC
“They are little fiber bombs and great prebiotics, as well as a source of unrefined sugar.”
From Salon
Mr. Yasunaga, however, forms his creations out of glaze and other ornaments, then buries the objects in sand or unrefined clay to fire them.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.