unwashed

¹un·washed

adj \-ˈwȯsht, -ˈwäsht\

Definition of UNWASHED

1

: not cleaned with or as if with soap and water

2

: ignorant, plebeian <the unwashed masses>

— un·washed·ness noun

Examples of UNWASHED

1. a sink full of unwashed dishes
2. <a TV producer who knew what the unwashed masses wanted—and unhestitatingly gave it to them>

First Known Use of UNWASHED

13th century

Related to UNWASHED

Synonyms: baseborn, common, humble, inferior, low, lowborn, lower-class, low-life, lowly, lumpen, mean, plebeian, prole, proletarian, ignoble, vulgar

Antonyms: aristocratic, blue-blooded, genteel, gentle, grand, great, high, highborn, highbred, lofty, noble, partrician, upper-class, upper-crust, wellborn

Related Words: bourgeois, middle-class; plain, poor, simple, working-class; déclassé, down-market, downscale

Near Antonyms: eminent, illustrious, notable, prominent

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Rhymes with UNWASHED

stonewashed