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Definition of unwashed
unwashedness
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Examples of unwashed in a Sentence
a sink full of unwashed dishes
a TV producer who knew what the unwashed masses wanted—and unhestitatingly gave it to them
Recent Examples of unwashed from the Web
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Keep your cherries fresh: The best way to store cherries is unwashed and uncovered in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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There is, of course, something else that is eating at them beside the unwashed dishes and their dead-end jobs.
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Storage: Fresh stone fruit should be kept unwashed and stored at room temperature.
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No one at this shindig ripped unwashed sheets off a bed and sauntered off to the White House.
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Quite a coincidence, seeing that there was a pile of unwashed clothes in the back seat. 4:47 a.m.
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Wrap unwashed lettuce in a paper towel, place in a plastic bag and store in your crisper drawer.
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They should be kept covered and unwashed in the refrigerator.
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Blood on one of the church walls remains unwashed and is adorned by pictures of the 30, mostly women, victims of that attack.
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First Known Use of unwashed
13th century
unwashed
Definition of unwashed
: an ignorant or underprivileged group : rabble —usually used with great the great unwashed
Examples of unwashed in a Sentence
Aunt Edna was fond of snootily reminding us that we need not take our manners from the great unwashed.
First Known Use of unwashed
1830
UNWASHED Defined for English Language Learners
unwashed
playDefinition of unwashed for English Language Learners
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: not clean : not washed
UNWASHED Defined for Kids
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