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adjective
- 1. not having been washed: "unwashed dishes in the sink"
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UNWASHED definition: 1. not washed: 2. a humorous or insulting way to refer to ordinary, uneducated or poor people: 3…. Learn more.
noun. : an ignorant or underprivileged group : rabble usually used with great. the great unwashed. Synonyms. Adjective. baseborn. common. humble. ignoble. inferior. low-life. lowborn.
Define unwashed. unwashed synonyms, unwashed pronunciation, unwashed translation, English dictionary definition of unwashed. adj. 1. Not washed; unclean. 2. Common; plebeian: the unwashed masses. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright ©...
Unwashed definition: not cleaned or purified by or as if by washing. See examples of UNWASHED used in a sentence.
UNWASHED meaning: 1. not washed: 2. a humorous or insulting way to refer to ordinary, uneducated or poor people: 3…. Learn more.
adjective. not cleaned with or as if with soap and water. “a sink full of unwashed dishes”. synonyms: dirty, soiled, unclean. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime. adjective. of or associated with the great masses of people. “the unwashed masses”.
Definition of unwashed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
unwashed. (ʌnwɒʃt ) 1. adjective. Unwashed people or objects are dirty and need to be washed. They looked pale and unhealthy, with unwashed hair and sunken cheeks. Leftover food and unwashed dishes cover the dirty counters. 2. See the (great) unwashed. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word unwashed mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word unwashed. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
1. not cleaned or purified by or as if by washing. unwashed dishes. the unwashed soul of a sinner. 2. pertaining to or characteristic of the common people; untutored, unsophisticated, or ignorant; plebeian. the power of the unwashed electorate. noun. 3. (used with a pl. v.; usually prec. by the) an ignorant or lower-class group; rabble.
