What does unwashed mean?
Definitions for unwashed
ʌnˈwɒʃt, -ˈwɔʃtun·washed
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word unwashed.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
unwashedadjective
not cleaned with or as if with soap and water
"a sink full of unwashed dishes"
Wiktionary
unwashedadjective
That has or have not been washed.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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
Unwashedadjective
not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unwashed
un-wosht′, adj. not washed, filthy: untouched by the waves.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unwashed in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unwashed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of unwashed in a Sentence
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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