unfinished
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3.8
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
:
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- The carpenters left the table unfinished so that the owner could choose the final stain.
Examples
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There were spiderwebs in the ceiling corners, pieces of unfinished lumber lying about.
Fiction book (1993) -
Mahogany was smoother, but the unfinished pine had been required by the tenets of my grandfather's orthodoxy.
Fiction book (1990) -
Some they made into finished products, and others were exported in unfinished form.
Academic text (2011) -
Jill takes another drag on the joint, turning her attention to an unfinished sculpture.
Fiction book (1990) -
She's in an unfinished building right here in Jersey.
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The dining hall had a stony floor, and the walls and ceiling were of rough unfinished rock.
Fiction book (2001) -
But the place is unfinished, with unattached cables, construction materials, and ladders scattered about.
Fiction book (1993) -
We unpacked our suitcases in the unfinished basement of an aunt's home and began anew.
Academic text (2009) -
He decided to leave the wood unfinished to show its natural beauty.
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After sanding it down, she realized the bench was still unfinished and needed a protective coat.
Synonyms
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2.2
Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface
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4.4
Rough in behavior, skill, or looks and awkward in social situations
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2.2
A thing with no coloured layer on the surface that shows the natural material
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6.0
Wood left without a coat of varnish or polish
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3.7
Not covered in paint or varnish
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2.5
Wood that has not been smoothed or painted
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6.2
A surface such as pottery or tiles that has no shiny coating
Without an outer covering or finished surface
A clay or pottery surface that is rough, not shiny, and soaks up water
Antonyms
Compounds
How Finished
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unfinished is made from un- 'not' and finish 'final touch' or 'end', and one meaning of finish is the last coat you put on wood. So unfinished wood is 'not given the final coat', which is why it has no paint or varnish.