unairbrushed

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adjective

Not painted with an airbrush.

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Meanings

adjectiveunairbrushed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot painted with an airbrush.
  2. figurativelynot comparableReal, genuine; without the removal of blemishes and inconveniences.

    Rich and strange in detail, magnanimous yet unsparing in tone, it presents an unairbrushed portrait of two quarreling middle-aged Ukrainian-English sisters, Vera and Nadia, who reconcile to save their stubborn father from a disastrous late marriage.

    2007 September 2, Liesl Schillinger, “Let Them Eat Shortcake”, in New York Times

Origin

From un- + airbrushed.

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APA

unairbrushed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unairbrushed

MLA

“unairbrushed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unairbrushed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unairbrushed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unairbrushed.

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