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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•washed (un wosht′, -wôsht′),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
n. - (used with a pl. v.) an ignorant or lower-class group;
rabble (usually prec. by the):The author claimed that the unwashed would not understand his books.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see un-1, washed
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