unwashed
pronunciation
How to pronounce unwashed in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈwɒʃt]
How to pronounce unwashed in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈwɑʃt]
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- Adjective:
- of or associated with the great masses of people
- not cleaned with or as if with soap and water
Word Origin
- unwashed (adj.)
- late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of wash (v.). Replaced Middle English unwashen, from Old English unwæscen. Noun sense of "the lower class" is attested from 1830.
Example
- 1. His bed sheets looked dirty and unwashed .
- 2. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man .
- 3. My face was always left unwashed .
- 4. The book sellers I know tend to be scruffy , cranky , unwashed types , lost in their own world just like vincent .
- 5. He did have many nice qualities , my husband . His hair unwashed was divine .