He is polished, charming, articulate and an excellent negotiator.
It was simply a very polished performance.
...polished promotional skills.
English dictionary. 2008.
Polished — Pol ished, a. Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polished — adjective (of rice) having had the outer husk removed during milling. → polish polished adjective improve, refine, or add the finishing touches to. → polish … English new terms dictionary
polished — [päl′isht] adj. 1. a) made smooth and shiny, as by rubbing b) having a naturally smooth and shiny surface 2. elegant; refined 3. without error or flaw; finished [a polished performance] … English World dictionary
Polished — is an award winning short film directed by Ed Gass Donnelly, featuring William B. Davis as a lonely aging businessman who yearns for human contact from shoeshiner Karyn Dwyer. [cite web|url=http://www.tiburonfilmfestival.com/pdf/2003 TIFF Program … Wikipedia
polished — index civil (polite), literate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
polished — (adj.) elegant, early 15c., pp. adjective from POLISH (Cf. polish) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
polished — pol|ished [ palıʃt ] adjective 1. ) clean and shiny because of being rubbed, usually with a chemical substance: His newly polished shoes gleamed. a gravestone in black polished marble highly polished: a highly polished wooden floor 2. ) of very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
polished — UK [ˈpɒlɪʃt] / US [ˈpɑlɪʃt] adjective 1) clean and shiny because of being rubbed, usually with a chemical substance His newly polished shoes gleamed. a gravestone in black polished marble highly polished: a highly polished wooden floor 2) of very … English dictionary
polished — adjective 1. perfected or made shiny and smooth (Freq. 2) his polished prose in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes freshly polished silver • Ant: ↑unpolished • Similar to: ↑bright, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
polished — /pol isht/, adj. 1. made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany. 2. naturally smooth and glossy: polished pebbles on the beach. 3. refined, cultured, or elegant: a polished manner. 4. flawless; skillful; excellent: a polished… … Universalium
