Definitions for unwashedʌnˈwɒʃt, -ˈwɔʃt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•washedʌnˈwɒʃt, -ˈwɔʃt(adj.)

  1. not cleaned or purified by or as if by washing.

  2. untutored, unsophisticated, or ignorant; plebeian.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  3. (n.)the (great) unwashed, the masses; the rabble.

Origin of unwashed:

1350–1400

Princeton's WordNet

  1. common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed(adj)

    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. unwashed(adj)

    not cleaned with or as if with soap and water

    "a sink full of unwashed dishes"

Wiktionary

  1. unwashed(Adjective)

    That has or have not been washed.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unwashed(adj)

    not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean


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