unwashed

Example Sentences

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The patrons pause scrolling to glance at this unhinged, unwashed man wearing a crown of computer wires wrapped around his head like an IT messiah.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Modi, as the Italian was affectionately called, was urbane, well-groomed and handsome, while Soutine was destitute, sickly and notoriously unwashed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

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

From BBC • May 10, 2025

As such, it's best to store these unwashed in the fridge, only washing when you're ready to eat them.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

I no longer noticed the press of the crowd, nor its unwashed smell for I was no longer there among them, but in a castle in Denmark.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood