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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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Channing's acting talents are always unparalleled, of course, but what's especially impressive about his turn in Logan Lucky is his ability to make work overalls and unwashed camo shorts look hot.
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And the super-rich who fly into Madras on their private jets can be whisked by helicopter to remote viewing locations far from the unwashed masses.
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Phish fans have more money than the broke, unwashed, travelin’ light hippies they’re often made out to be.
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Despite feeling less-than-thrilled about her unwashed hair, Alyse didn't give up, and kept up the habit for an entire month.
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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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First Known Use of unwashed
13th century
unwashed Synonyms
Synonyms
baseborn, common, humble, inferior, low, lowborn, lower-class, low-life, lowly, lumpen, mean, plebeian, prole, proletarian, ignoble, vulgarAntonyms
aristocratic, blue-blooded, genteel, gentle, grand, great, high, highborn, highbred, lofty, noble, partrician, upper-class, upper-crust, wellbornRelated Words
bourgeois, middle-class; plain, poor, simple, working-class; déclassé, down-market, downscaleNear Antonyms
eminent, illustrious, notable, prominentDefinition 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 Synonyms
Synonyms
proletariat, rabblement, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rout, scum, tag, rag, and bobtail (or tagrag and bobtail), trash, rabbleAntonyms
A-list, aristocracy, elite, gentry, quality, society, upper class, upper crustRelated Words
dregs; commoners, commons, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, people, plebeians, populace, public, rank and file; bourgeoisie, middle class, working classNear Antonyms
elect, establishment; gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), nobility, peerageUNWASHED Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of unwashed for English Language Learners
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: not clean : not washed
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