unvarnished

  • 11unvarnished — un|var|nished [ ʌn varnıʃt ] adjective 1. ) expressed in a very direct way that gives the true facts: She told him the plain unvarnished truth. 2. ) not covered with VARNISH (=a clear liquid for protecting wood) …

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  • 12unvarnished — adjective 1》 not varnished. 2》 plain and straightforward: the unvarnished truth …

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  • 13unvarnished — adjective (only before noun) 1 plain and without additional decoration or description: the unvarnished truth 2 without any varnish (=a transparent substance like paint, used to protect the surface of wood etc) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14unvarnished — UK [ʌnˈvɑː(r)nɪʃt] / US [ʌnˈvɑrnɪʃt] adjective 1) expressed in a very direct way that gives the true facts She told him the plain unvarnished truth. 2) not covered with varnish (= a clear liquid for protecting wood) …

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  • 15unvarnished — /ʌnˈvanɪʃt/ (say un vahnisht) adjective 1. (of statements, etc.) not embellished; plain: the unvarnished truth. 2. not covered with varnish …

  • 16unvarnished — adj. 1 not varnished. 2 (of a statement or person) plain and straightforward (the unvarnished truth) …

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  • 17unvarnished truth — index honesty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18Unvarnished New Testament — The Unvarnished New Testament was translated by Andy Gaus as an attempt to produce a translation of the New Testament that was simpler and more straightforward (1991) than most Modern English Bible translations. In addition to simpler sentence… …

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  • 19unvarnished truth —    If you present someone with plain facts, without trying to embellish or soften the reality, you give them the unvarnished truth.     Tell me how the accident happened, and I want the unvarnished truth …

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  • 20unvarnished — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, arcadian, ascetic, austere, authentic, bald, bare, blank, bona fide, bucolic, candid, card carrying, common, commonplace, dinkum, direct, dry, dull, following the letter, frank, genuine, good, guileless,… …

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