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1 unvarnished
unvarnished /ʌnˈvɑ:nɪʃt/a.2 (fig.) non abbellito; senza fronzoli: an unvarnished account, un resoconto senza fronzoli; the unvarnished truth, la verità nuda e cruda.
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