unsmoothedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈsmuːðd/, U.S. /ˌənˈsmuðd/ 1. Not made smooth; left rough, uneven, etc.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective] > rough > not smoothed, polished, etc.
unpolisheda1382
unrubbedc1400
unshavena1547
unscaled1577
unrolled1580
unfiled1590
unplained1598
unplaned1611
unsmoothed1614
impolite1621
unground1793
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] > harsh
rough?1520
scabrousa1585
harsh1594
unsmooth1610
unsmoothed1614
truculent1850
abrasive1861
gritty1882
1614 G. Wither Sat. to King 30 Let it not therefore now be deemed strange, My vnsmooth'd lines their rudenesse do not change.
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongevlackt, vnplained, or vnsmoothed.
1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning i. i The clothes..were thrown carelessly about, unsmoothed, and unbrushed.
1866 G. Stephens Old-Northern Runic Monuments I. i. 225 A tolerably even slab,..unsmoothed except by the hand of nature.
2. Of data, etc. (cf. smooth v. 1e).
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the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [adjective] > unadjusted
crude1889
raw1902
unsmoothed1945
1945 16th Census: Population: Diff. Fertility: Women by Children under 5 (U.S. Bureau of Census) 2/2 An indication of the effect of inaccuracy in reported ages of women on the fertility statistics is given by a comparison of the unsmoothed figures with the smoothed figures.
1981 Jrnl. Geophysical Res. 86 8002/1 The relative velocities are computed from the unsmoothed data.
3. Of a voltage: with any ripple left in.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > [adjective]
pulsating1899
unsmoothed1957
1957 Pract. Wireless 33 557/1 The frequency of the mains input is 50 c.p.s. and the output ‘unsmoothed’ H.T. has a 100 c.p.s. ripple.
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