adjective
1. perfected or made shiny and smooth (Freq. 2)
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his polished prose
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in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes
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freshly polished silver
• Ant: ↑unpolished
• See Also: ↑bright
2. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
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his polished manner
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maintained an urbane tone in his letters
• Similar to: ↑sophisticated
3. (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed
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polished rice
• Syn: ↑milled
• Similar to: ↑processed
4. (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
• Syn: ↑dressed
• Similar to: ↑finished
Useful english dictionary. 2012.