How can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
unrefined ore. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : unrefined metal. From Dictionary.com.
à The girl is right at the cusp of breaking out big, and she has that kind of unrefined Angelina Jolie look to her. From Wordnik.com. [Fantasy Cast… Who should play Catwoman and Penguin in next ‘Batman’? | We Are Movie Geeks] Reference
I call the unrefined rock Gnomite. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons at War]
Stiff ride, road noise, and an unrefined powertrain. From Wordnik.com. [From the Logbook: Audi Q5] Reference
Two kinds of unrefined camphor are known in commerce. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
My future husband is ugly, unrefined, and of low descent. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
I hate how, for lack of a better word, unrefined they are. From Wordnik.com. [sierrazen Diary Entry] Reference
It would be death, and death of a cruel and unrefined kind. From Wordnik.com. [The Kangaroo Marines] Reference
I will also have a bowl of unrefined oatmeal in the morning. From Wordnik.com. [catpewk Diary Entry] Reference
Literally, like an oration teeming with unrefined expressions. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
Not that the girl on the couch, with closed eyes, was unrefined. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real] Reference
As a result, their language was simple and their voices unrefined. From Wordnik.com. [Fire Dancer]
You really infer that the Australian blood is coarse and unrefined. From Wordnik.com. [The Kangaroo Marines] Reference
Places of unrefined amusement often advertised such booths for use. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Matter]
I didn't deserve to be wearing such a pretty dress, I'm so unrefined. From Wordnik.com. [My pound sign doesn't work (and the Ball)] Reference
They were certainly a very primitive people -- unrefined, unfashionable. From Wordnik.com. [Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States] Reference
In this unrefined condition it is obviously unsuitable for edible purposes. From Wordnik.com. [Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer] Reference
The fire began Friday when lightning hit a tank containing unrefined gasoline. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2007] Reference
Madrakas obtained great joy that is unattainable by persons of unrefined souls. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
You know these people, though they have great riches, are very often very unrefined. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah's School Friend] Reference
It was costly, but unrefined in style; it would have been thrown out of doors at Susa. From Wordnik.com. [The Persian Boy]
When you remove fiber and bran, you turn an unrefined carbohydrate into a refined one. From Wordnik.com. [The Never-Ending Diet Wars] Reference
Eat fewer refined carbohydrates and more whole, unrefined foods that are high in fiber. From Wordnik.com. [The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood] Reference
To have exhibited exasperation in the presence of other species would have been, well, unrefined. From Wordnik.com. [The False Mirror]
The price of unrefined camphor in the Liverpool market in July, 1853, was £4 to £4 10s. the cwt. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
We found the ride stiff, the handling vague, the cabin cramped, and the powertrain unrefined and outdated. From Wordnik.com. [New Ford Ranger, Ka not coming to U.S.] Reference
Clumsy handling, unrefined base engine, uncomfortable front seats, and subpar fit and finish are just the beginning. From Wordnik.com. [Pontiac–The excitement has faded from the line up] Reference
Most models from the manufacturer have noisy, inefficient, unrefined powertrains; subpar interiors; and poor visibility. From Wordnik.com. [2010 Consumer Reports automaker report cards] Reference
The unrefined get everywhere, even into the drawing rooms of royalty, consequently we must expect to meet them in Bohemia. From Wordnik.com. [Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining.] Reference
Federal regulators have suggested that contaminants were likely added to unrefined heparin by lower-level Chinese suppliers. From Wordnik.com. [Baxter Faces New Challenge in Heparin Suit] Reference
The supercharged engine was powerful, but it had a pronounced, unrefined growl and a dominating whine from the supercharger. From Wordnik.com. [The worst road trip cars ever, part 2] Reference
His drawing was loose and undistinguished; his sense of humour, such as it was, unrefined; and his fun exaggerated and false. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
My idea is that it would be nicer were something said that could be appreciated both by the refined as well as the unrefined. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
Besides, I had treated several of them as if they were spiritually unrefined, and now it felt awkward to ask for their support. From Wordnik.com. [Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult] Reference
The Sebring was a poor performer in our tests with a noisy, unrefined engine, mediocre ride and handling and uncomfortable seats. From Wordnik.com. [Sneak peak: 2011 Chrysler 200] Reference
Charlemagne's journey to Constantinople is unrefined enough, but the later and more elegant romances deal often in the same kind of matter. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
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