unvarnished

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Etymology

From un- +‎ varnished.

Adjective

unvarnished (not comparable)

  1. Not having been coated with varnish (or a similar surface treatment).
  2. (figuratively, by extension) Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated.
    Synonyms: plain, simple; see also Thesaurus:unadorned
    She told the unvarnished truth.
    • 2004 June 24, Leslie Feinberg, “'The war to end all wars'”, in Workers World‎:
      There were no socialist countries or liberation movements to blame for World War I. It was a plain, unvarnished racist war for colonial empire.
    • 2008, Robert Sweeny, “This Performance Art Is for the Birds”, in Studies in Art Education, volume 49, page 138:
      The unprofessional production of the skits, shot on handheld digital video without the assistance of a 'steady cam' device, contributes to their unvarnished allure.
    • 2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 35:
      Boris Johnson the "ersatz Churchill" needed the real one to remain untouchable and unvarnished to serve his own narrative as his latter-day incarnation.

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