Definitions

unwashed

[uhn-wosht, -wawsht] / ʌnˈwɒʃt, -ˈwɔʃt /

ADJECTIVE

lowly

Synonyms

WEAK

average base baseborn cast down common commonplace declassed docile dutiful everyday gentle humble ignoble low lowborn mean meek menial mild modest mundane obscure obsequious ordinary plebeian poor proletarian prosaic retiring reverential servile simple submissive subordinate unassuming unpretentious vulgar withdrawing

Example Sentences

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So they wear the same unwashed Dodgers shirt each game.

From Los Angeles Times

He could smell unwashed bodies in the cramped room he shared with 40 detainees.

From Los Angeles Times

Rhetorical listening means avoiding the urge to one-up the opponent or convert the unwashed masses.

From Salon

Ms Eshghi said she would be sent to school unwashed, wearing broken wellington boots, with just a cream cracker in her lunchbox.

From BBC

Reading Borough Council inspectors also found light switches and taps were unwashed and blood-stained cardboard on the floor.

From BBC