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| brown sugar |
unrefined or partially refined sugar whose crystals have kept a thin coating of dark syrup. |
| coarse-grained |
unrefined; indelicate; crude. [1/2 definitions] |
| crude |
unrefined petroleum; crude oil. [1/7 definitions] |
| earthiness |
the quality of being unrefined or sexually suggestive. [1/3 definitions] |
| earthy |
unrefined, coarse, or sexually suggestive. [1/3 definitions] |
| gallery |
the general public, viewed as having rather unrefined tastes. [1/7 definitions] |
| homebred |
unrefined; lacking polish; unsophisticated. [1/2 definitions] |
| mill-run |
ordinary or unrefined; run-of-the-mill. |
| rough |
anything in an unrefined or unfinished state, such as a draft or sketch. [1/14 definitions] |
| visceral |
dealing with or appealing to basic, unrefined emotions. [1/4 definitions] |
| vulgarian |
an obscene, unrefined, or pretentious person, esp. a rich one who displays a lack of taste, culture, or restraint. |
| vulgarism |
an instance of coarse, unrefined, or obscene behavior; vulgarity. [1/2 definitions] |
| vulgarize |
to make unrefined, base, or obscene. [1/2 definitions] |
| whole grain |
unrefined wheat, corn, or other grain, from which the bran, or husk, and germ have not been removed, and which therefore contains more of the fiber and nutrients considered healthful than does refined grain. [1/2 definitions] |
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