unpolishableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɒlᵻʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɑləʃəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, polishable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + polishable adj.

Not polishable (literal and figurative); impossible to polish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective] > unable to be refined

unpolishable1681

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > unrefined > unable to be refined

unpolishable1681

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. i. i. 256 This Stone, for consistence, is..soft, inequal, and unpolishable.

1709 J. Reynolds Death's Vision Pref. 3 'Tis true such Matter is Restive, Refractory and Unpolishable Enough.

1836 W. S. Landor Pericles & Aspasia II. 74 A coarse-grained unpolishable people.

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 243 The unpolishable ruggedness of the national character.

1918 Railway Conductor Oct. 753/2 Any attempt to polish an unpolishable article such as disloyalty..comes under the above arraignment.

2002 J. Thompson Wide Blue Yonder i. 31 The Prince of Darkness had them..polishing all the unpolishable aluminum in the place.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unpolishable
释义	unpolishableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɒlᵻʃəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɑləʃəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, polishable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + polishable adj. Not polishable (literal and figurative); impossible to polish. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [adjective] > unable to be refined unpolishable1681 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > unrefined > unable to be refined unpolishable1681 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. i. i. 256 This Stone, for consistence, is..soft, inequal, and unpolishable. 1709 J. Reynolds Death's Vision Pref. 3 'Tis true such Matter is Restive, Refractory and Unpolishable Enough. 1836 W. S. Landor Pericles & Aspasia II. 74 A coarse-grained unpolishable people. 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 243 The unpolishable ruggedness of the national character. 1918 Railway Conductor Oct. 753/2 Any attempt to polish an unpolishable article such as disloyalty..comes under the above arraignment. 2002 J. Thompson Wide Blue Yonder i. 31 The Prince of Darkness had them..polishing all the unpolishable aluminum in the place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1681
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