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• s  not having a coating of stain or varnish
• s  free from any effort to soften to disguise
  the plain and unvarnished truth
  the unvarnished candor of old people and children

• I think, for them, hearing that initial, unvarnished no is as perplexing as encountering an American child who is not excited at the prospect of going to Disneyland.
• Warner rounded up the battalion commanders to get at what the military calls "ground truth"--the unvarnished story of what's going on in Iraq.
• I recently asked Swampland readers with military experience to comment on whether it was General David Petraeus' "duty" to tell the unvarnished truth about Iraq when he testifies .

• unstained
• plain

News & Articles

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• Obama Taps Jason Furman to Lead Council of Economic Advisers
  President Obama today nominated longtime economic adviser Jason Furman as chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, calling him “one of the most brilliant economic minds of his generation.” “When the stakes are highest, there’s no one I’d rather turn to for straightforward, unvarnished advice...        
  June 10, 2013 - ABC News

Quotes

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• Joe Biden in Globe and Mail
  The cornerstone of the relationship is our absolute, total, unvarnished commitment to Israel's security,Mr. Biden said.
• Gen Peter Pace in ABC News
  Bush praised Pace, saying he has "relied on his unvarnished military judgment, and I value his candor, his integrity, and his friendship."
• Robert Gates in Forbes
  Gates said he intends to travel to Iraq soon to hear the views of US commanders on how to improve the situation, "unvarnished and straight from the shoulder."