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Not having been coated with varnish (or a similar surface treatment). examples
(figuratively, by extension) Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated. quotations examples
There were no socialist countries or liberation movements to blame for World War I. It was a plain, unvarnished racist war for colonial empire.
2004 June 24, Leslie Feinberg, “'The war to end all wars'”, in Workers World
The unprofessional production of the skits, shot on handheld digital video without the assistance of a 'steady cam' device, contributes to their unvarnished allure.
2008, Robert Sweeny, “This Performance Art Is for the Birds”, in Studies in Art Education, volume 49, page 138