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unwashed

un·was·hed

US/ʌˈnwɑʃt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

not cleaned with or as if with soap and water

  • “a sink full of unwashed dishes”
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Origin

From Middle English unwasched, unwasschyd, unwessched, a weak verb conjugation of earlier Middle English unwaschen (“unwashen”), equivalent to un- + washed.

Phrases

  • great unwashed
  • unwashed masses

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