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unvarnished

[ uhn-vahr-nisht ]

adjective

  1. plain; clear; straightforward; without vagueness or subterfuge; frank:

    the unvarnished truth.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. unfinished, as floors or furniture; not coated with or as if with varnish.


unvarnished

/ ʌˈɑːɪʃ /

adjective

  1. not elaborated upon or glossed; plain and direct

    the unvarnished truth

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unvarnished1

First recorded in 1595–1605; un- 1 + varnish + -ed 3, -ed 2
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He also called on America to live up to its highest ideals, which required a hard look in the mirror and an unvarnished appreciation of facts.

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The president shared his unvarnished opinion of the country he leads during a Wednesday night interview on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle."

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The implication, of course, was that his own administration would be an unvarnished advocate for, and defender of, the liberal value of free speech.

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Trump and his minions may downplay it, but what Putin has done to Ukraine is unvarnished evil.

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