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Unpolished vs Barbarous - What's the difference?

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Unpolished is a related term of barbarous.


As adjectives the difference between unpolished and barbarous

is that unpolished is not polished; not brought to a polish while barbarous is not classical or pure.

unpolished

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not polished; not brought to a polish.
  • Deprived of polish.
  • Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * polished * refined * civilized

    Derived terms

    * unpolishedness

    References

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    barbarous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete) barbarouse

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not classical or pure.
  • uncivilized, uncultured
  • Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant.
    • I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs
    By the known rules of antient libertie,
    When strait a barbarous noise environs me
    Of Owles and Cuckoes, Asses, Apes and Doggs - (1673)

    Derived terms

    * barbarously * barbarousness

    Related terms

    * barbarian * barbaric