unrefined
adjective
un·re·fined
ˌən-ri-ˈfīnd 
Examples of unrefined in a Sentence
unrefined sugar
an unrefined mountaineer's hut
guilty of such unrefined behavior as eating with their mouths open
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Such tools helped the New York Yankees make stars out of two unrefined college players, right-hander Cam Schlittler, a seventh-rounder out of Northeastern, and first baseman Ben Rice, a 12th-rounder out of Dartmouth.
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Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Lucas Blalock likewise finds tragicomic potential in photography itself, inverting Photoshop as a mere tool of postproduction to foreground it as generative and creative, leaving visible traces of labor in ugly edits and unrefined refinements.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
The unrefined nature keeps some ideas from feeling fleshed out, but Veeze’s personality and precise execution smooth over the rough edges.
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Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
As a ceramic artist accustomed to smaller porcelain work, encountering the scale and physicality of their pieces pushed me to expand my own practice, exploring new clay bodies, textures and unrefined clay inclusions gathered during my travels.
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Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Lucas Blalock likewise finds tragicomic potential in photography itself, inverting Photoshop as a mere tool of postproduction to foreground it as generative and creative, leaving visible traces of labor in ugly edits and unrefined refinements.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
The unrefined nature keeps some ideas from feeling fleshed out, but Veeze’s personality and precise execution smooth over the rough edges.
—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
As a ceramic artist accustomed to smaller porcelain work, encountering the scale and physicality of their pieces pushed me to expand my own practice, exploring new clay bodies, textures and unrefined clay inclusions gathered during my travels.
—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 May 2026
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“Unrefined.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrefined. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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