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[ uhn-wosht , -wawsht ] SHOW IPA
/ ʌnˈwɒʃt, -ˈwɔʃt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective not cleaned or purified by or as if by washing: unwashed dishes; the unwashed soul of a sinner.
pertaining to or characteristic of the common people; untutored, unsophisticated, or ignorant; plebeian: the power of the unwashed electorate.
noun (used with a plural verb )Usually the unwashed . an ignorant or lower-class group; rabble: The author claimed that the unwashed would not understand his books.
Origin of unwashed First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; un-1 + wash + -ed2
Words nearby unwashed unwanted, unwarped, unwarrantable, unwarranted, unwary, unwashed , unwatched, unwavering, unwaxed, unwearied, unweave
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Example sentences from the Web for unwashed She was not going to throw them way or just leave them unwashed .
Alphonza Bryant, the Slain Bronx Teen Who Did Everything Right | Michael Daly| May 2, 2013| DAILY BEAST
He held their unwashed toes and poured water on them from a silver chalice.
An Easter Resolution | Joshua DuBois| March 31, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Doctors probed inside the wound with unwashed , ungloved fingers.
Why Can't Our Politics Improve Like Our Medicine? | David Frum| February 23, 2013| DAILY BEAST
But while Team Romney may be content to let Santorum claim the unwashed masses, Team Obama has no intention of giving ground.
Obama Campaign Unleashes Joe Biden in Battle for Blue-Collar Voters | Michelle Cottle| March 16, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Perhaps designers feel as though they long ago made their peace with the unwashed masses.
Designing for the One Percent at New York Fashion Week | Robin Givhan| February 14, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Alora turned away and going to the front window, looked through its stained and unwashed panes into the gloomy street below.
Mary Louise Solves a Mystery | L. Frank Baum
She gave a significant glance at the unwashed breakfast dishes, only part of which had been removed to the kitchen.
Cloudy Jewel | Grace Livingston Hill
With this reply Old Sharon held out his unwashed hand across the rickety ink-splashed table at which he was sitting.
My Lady's Money | Wilkie Collins
Like worn and unwashed linen appear the remains of that spotless robe with which he clothed the world as his bride.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 | Various
Up to this table, still strewn with unwashed dishes and whatever remained of breakfast, the pair of travelers drew.
The Rich Little Poor Boy | Eleanor Gates
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British Dictionary definitions for unwashed pl n the great unwashed jocular , derogatory the masses
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to unwashed average, base, baseborn, common, commonplace, declassed, docile, dutiful, everyday, gentle, humble, ignoble, low, mean, meek, menial, mild, modest, mundane, obscure