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Meaning of 'polished' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Polished [ a.]
- Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse.
2 . Polished [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Polish

Meaning of 'polished' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . polished [ a]
Meaning (1):
- perfected or made shiny and smooth
Example in sentence:
  • freshly polished silver;
  • his polished prose;
  • in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes
2 . polished [ s]
Meaning (2):
- showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
Example in sentence:
  • his polished manner;
  • maintained an urbane tone in his letters
Meaning (3):
- (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed
Example in sentence:
  • polished rice

Nearby Words:

polacca polack polacre polander polar polarchy polaric polarily polarimeter polarimetry

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