What does unwashed mean?

Definitions for unwashed
ʌnˈwɒʃt, -ˈwɔʃtun·washed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashedadjective

    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"

  2. unwashedadjective

    not cleaned with or as if with soap and water

    "a sink full of unwashed dishes"

Wiktionary

  1. unwashedadjective

    That has or have not been washed.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unwashed, Unwashenadjective

    Not washed; not cleansed by washing.

    Another lean unwash’d artificer
    Cuts off his tale, and talks of Arthur’s death. William Shakespeare.

    To eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. Matth. xv.

    He accepts of no unclean, no unwashed sacrifice; and if repentance usher not in, prayer will never find admittance. Brian Duppa.

    When the fleece is shorn, if sweat remains
    Unwash’d, it soaks into their empty veins. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. unwashed

    Unwashed generally refers to something or someone that is not cleaned or washed. It can be literally referring to an item not cleaned, like unwashed dishes or clothes, or in a metaphorical sense referring to people considered to be uncultured, uneducated, or morally unclean. In the latter context, it is often used in a derogatory or disrespectful manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unwashedadjective

    not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unwashed

    un-wosht′, adj. not washed, filthy: untouched by the waves.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unwashed in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unwashed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of unwashed in a Sentence

  1. Sanjay Wijesekera:

    From birth - when unwashed hands of birth attendants can transmit dangerous pathogens - right through babyhood, school and beyond, hand washing is crucial for a child's health. It is one of the cheapest, simplest, most effective health interventions we have.

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