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Definition of unrefined adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

unrefined

adjective

NAmE//ˌʌnrɪˈfaɪnd//

1(of a substance) not separated from the other substances that it is combined with in its natural form unrefined sugar

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2(of a person or their behavior) not polite or educated opposite refined

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