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unvarnished [ʌnˈvɑːnɪʃt] adj
not elaborated upon or glossed; plain and direct the unvarnished truth ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
unvarnished adjective plain, frank, honest, candid, simple, pure, bare, naked, straightforward, stark, sincere, pure and simple, unadorned, unembellished The full unvarnished truth about the Duke should be made public. Translations unvarnished adj wood → ungefirnisst, unlackiert; (fig) truth, language, report → ungeschminkt unvarnished [ʌnˈvɑːnɪʃt] adj (wood) → non verniciato/a (fig) (truth) → nudo/a e crudo/a; (account) → senza fronzoli unvarnished [ʌnˈvɑːnɪʃt] adj (wood) → non verniciato/a (fig) (truth) → nudo/a e crudo/a; (account) → senza fronzoli How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He has stated such matters just as they occurred, and leaves every one to form his own opinion concerning them; trusting that his anxious desire to speak the unvarnished truth will gain for him the confidence of his readers. Arraigned at my own bar, Memory having given her evidence of the hopes, wishes, sentiments I had been cherishing since last night--of the general state of mind in which I had indulged for nearly a fortnight past; Reason having come forward and told, in her own quiet way a plain, unvarnished tale, showing how I had rejected the real, and rabidly devoured the ideal;--I pronounced judgment to this effect:- You will just permit me to mix a little more of the elixir of life, and then, as the poet says, my plain unvarnished tale I shall deliver. |
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