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unrefined

[uhn-ri-fahynd] / ˌʌn rɪˈfaɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
vulgar
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Bereaved families were concerned about the delay and the possibility of appointing a chair who used an "untested and unrefined methodology", the letter said.

From BBC

The letter adds it would be "unacceptable" to appoint a chair who has "an untested and unrefined methodology".

From BBC

“They are little fiber bombs and great prebiotics, as well as a source of unrefined sugar.”

From Salon

Mr. Yasunaga, however, forms his creations out of glaze and other ornaments, then buries the objects in sand or unrefined clay to fire them.

From The Wall Street Journal

The vast majority of Russia's oil exports are in the form of unrefined crude oil, which do not appear to have been impacted by the strikes.

From BBC