WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•re•fined
(un′ri fīnd′),USA pronunciation adj.
- not refined;
not purified, as substances:unrefined metal. - coarse or crude;
lacking in refinement of taste, feeling, manners, language, etc.
- un-1 + refined 1585–95
- 1. unpurified, crude, coarse. 2. unpolished, uncultured, ill-bred, rude, boorish, vulgar, gross.