UNWASHED

unwashed

(adjective) not cleaned with or as if with soap and water; “a sink full of unwashed dishes”

common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed

(adjective) of or associated with the great masses of people; “the common people in those days suffered greatly”; “behavior that branded him as common”; “his square plebeian nose”; “a vulgar and objectionable person”; “the unwashed masses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unwashed (not comparable)

Not having been washed.

Synonym: unwashen (obsolete)

Vulgar, plebeian, lowbrow.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*washed", a.

Definition: Not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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