unwashed

un·washed (

n-w

sht

, -wôsht

)

adj.

1. Not washed; unclean.

2. Plebeian: the unwashed masses.

unwashed [ʌnˈwɒʃt]

adj

not washed

pl n

the great unwashed Informal and derogatory the masses

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Adj.	1.	unwashed - 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" plebeian, vulgar, common lowborn - of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"
	2.	unwashed - not cleaned with or as if with soap and water; "a sink full of unwashed dishes" dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"

Translations

unwashed [ˈʌnˈwɒʃt]

A. ADJ → sin lavar, sucio

B. NPL the Great Unwashed → la plebe

unwashed [ˌʌnˈwɒʃt]

adj [person] → qui ne s'est pas lavé(e); [hair, dishes] → non lavé(e)

n
the great unwashed (humorous) → la populace

unwashed

adj → ungewaschen; dishes → ungespült

n the great unwashed pl (hum) → der Pöbel

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Laura Lean Jibbey, peanut brittle, a little almond cream on the neck muscles, dishes unwashed, half an hour's talk with the iceman, reading a package of old letters, a couple of pickles and two bottles of malt extract, one hour peeking through a hole in the window shade into the flat across the air-shaft--that's about all there is to it.

The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context

It goes rather hard with you, indeed,' said the fellow, as the stranger disclosed his haggard unwashed face, and torn clothes.

Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context

I was unshaven and unwashed, and my heart was faint within me.

The Arrow of Gold by Conrad, Joseph View in context

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