unvarnished

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

UNV'ARNISHED, adjective 1. Not overlaid with varnish. 2. Not artificially colored or adorned; not artfully embellished; plain. I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver.
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