| a. | 1. | Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; |
| Adj. | 1. | polished - perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver" Antonyms: unpolished - not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes" |
| 2. | polished - showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" | |
| 3. | polished - (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice" Synonyms: milled | |
| 4. | polished - (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth Synonyms: dressed |
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