unmanufactured
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈmænəˌfækʧərd/
- And a hunger for raw, unmanufactured reality.
Examples
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The farmer sells unmanufactured grains directly from the field.
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In its unmanufactured form, the wood displayed a beautiful natural grain.
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The artist preferred to use unmanufactured materials for his sculptures.
Synonyms
Not changed from its natural form
In its natural raw state without processing
In a natural state, not made or changed by people
Left in its natural plain state without decoration
Not processed by a mill, like whole grain
Antonyms
How Processed
Surface Forms
Morphology
unmanufactured = manufactured (transparent) = un + manufacture + ed
The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the meaning of 'manufactured', indicating a state of not being processed.
Etymology
Unmanufactured starts with un- meaning 'not' and the manufactured part comes from old words for 'hand' and 'to make', the same idea you see in manual. So unmanufactured means 'not made or processed', often used for something in a natural or raw state.